PEOPLE v. PETTIT

No. 79-834.

97 Ill. App.3d 692 (1981)

423 N.E.2d 513

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES O. PETTIT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed June 26, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Robinson and Elizabeth Clarke, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Dennis Schumacher, State's Attorney, of Oregon (Phyllis J. Perko and William L. Browers, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE REINHARD delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves an appeal from a judgment finding defendant, James O. Pettit, a sexually dangerous person within the definition of the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 105-1.01 et seq.) and committing him to the Department of Corrections. Defendant appeals and asserts two grounds for reversal...

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