PEOPLE v. FRIESEN

No. 76-567.

58 Ill. App.3d 180 (1978)

374 N.E.2d 15

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ERIC FRIESEN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed March 8, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Greenwalt, of Harold J. Spelman & Assoc., of West Chicago, for appellant.

Gene Armentrout, State's Attorney, of Geneva (Phyllis J. Perko and Robert J. Anderson, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE RECHENMACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

On March 19, 1976, a Jeep driven by the defendant struck and killed Beth Douglas, a 16-year-old girl. Defendant was charged in a three-count indictment with the offenses of reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 9-3(a)), driving without driving lamps (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-201) and speeding (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601). After...

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