PEOPLE v. SIMPKINS

No. 76-253.

45 Ill. App.3d 202 (1977)

359 N.E.2d 828

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J.R. SIMPKINS, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed January 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Howerton, State's Attorney, of Marion (Bruce D. Irish and Raymond F. Buckley, Jr., both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.

No brief filed for appellee.


Orders affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KARNS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant-appellee J.R. Simpkins was charged in two indictments with the offense of "having an interest in a contract" in violation of section 3 of the Corrupt Practices Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 102, par. 3). After a hearing, the Circuit Court of Williamson County granted defendant's motions to dismiss the indictments for failure to state an offense. (See Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch...

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