PEOPLE v. STEVENS

No. 78-77.

66 Ill. App.3d 138 (1978)

383 N.E.2d 688

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BILL STEVENS, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed November 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Howerton, State's Attorney, of Marion (Bruce D. Irish and John A. Clark, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Craig and Brandon, of Herrin, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

An indictment was handed down in Williamson County charging the defendant, Bill Stevens, with official misconduct under section 33-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 33-3), a Class 4 felony. Specifically, the defendant was charged with accepting a bribe from a cable television company while he was an alderman in Johnston City. In return for the bribe, the...

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