PEOPLE v. DEEMS

No. 52414.

81 Ill.2d 384 (1980)

410 N.E.2d 8

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. DONALD L. DEEMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 26, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli, Deputy Defender, and G. Joseph Weller, Assistant Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Ottawa, for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Michael Mihm, State's Attorney, of Peoria (Donald B. Mackay, Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., and M. Anita Donath, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.


Appellate court affirmed in part; supervisory order entered.

MR. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

On grounds of double jeopardy the circuit court of Peoria County dismissed theft charges against the defendant, Donald L. Deems. The appellate court reversed (74 Ill.App.3d 543), and we granted leave to appeal.

The history of this case may well be unique. Originally defendant was indicted...

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