PEOPLE v. GERENA

No. 78-392.

63 Ill. App.3d 960 (1978)

380 N.E.2d 985

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EVELYN GERENA et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed August 25, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Linda Dale Woloshin, and Joseph P. Quirk, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Brian L. Heise and Timothy P. O'Neill, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE MEJDA delivered the opinion of the court:

On September 23, 1977, the trial court ordered the dismissals with prejudice of the charges brought by the State against defendants, Evelyn Gerena, Nelson Rivera and Jesus Carrasquillo. The charges were dismissed for want of prosecution upon motion of defendants. The State has appealed, contending that it was error for the trial court...

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