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PEOPLE EX REL. DIFANIS v. FUTIA

No. 14566.

56 Ill. App.3d 920 (1978)

373 N.E.2d 530

THE PEOPLE ex rel. THOMAS DIFANIS, State's Attorney of Champaign County, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEONARD FUTIA et al., Defendants-Appellants. — (THE VILLAGE OF THOMASBORO, Amicus Curiae.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed February 7, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles C. Hall, of Young, Welsch, Young & Hall, of Danville, for appellants.

Thomas J. Difanis, State's Attorney, of Urbana (Joseph D. Pavia, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellee.

Webber, Balbach & Thies, P.C. of Urbana, for amicus curiae.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

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