PEOPLE v. SNYDER

No. 15683.

81 Ill. App.3d 721 (1980)

402 N.E.2d 300

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JAMES M. SNYDER, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed March 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Russell McCaskill, State's Attorney, of Mt. Sterling (Gary J. Anderson and Robert J. Biderman, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Michael W. Darnold, of Petersburg, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CRAVEN delivered the opinion of the court:

The State appeals from the dismissal of a charge based on a traffic offense; the trial court granted the dismissal for want of prosecution. On October 10, 1978, the defendant was ticketed for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident in violation of section 11-601(a) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601(a)). The defendant pleaded not guilty,...

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