PEOPLE v. NOVAK

No. 78-688.

68 Ill. App.3d 453 (1979)

386 N.E.2d 459

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAWRENCE P. NOVAK, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed January 24, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Rimas F. Cernius, and James M. Thunder, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

No brief filed for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Miss JUSTICE McGILLICUDDY delivered the opinion of the court:

This case concerns a misdemeanor complaint, signed by a private citizen, charging defendant Lawrence Novak with reckless driving. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503.) The defendant moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 504. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110A, par. 504.) After argument, the trial court granted the motion. The State appeals pursuant...

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