PEOPLE v. PICHA

No. 75-299.

44 Ill. App.3d 759 (1976)

358 N.E.2d 937

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KENNETH PICHA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed December 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Rosborough, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, and David Y. Eberspacher, law student, for appellant.

Howard L. Hood, State's Attorney, of Murphysboro (Bruce D. Irish and James R. Sanders, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Kenneth Picha, was found guilty by a jury of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and battery. The court imposed a fine of $25 for disorderly conduct and $50 for each of the other two charges. Defendant appeals from the latter two convictions and presents two questions for review; (1) whether his use of force in resisting Southern Illinois University security officers was...

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