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WALKER v. COCKRELL

Nos. 82-90, 82-209 cons.

110 Ill. App.3d 562 (1982)

442 N.E.2d 660

JAMES WALKER et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JOHN W. COCKRELL, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Du Page County, Defendant-Appellee. — FRED LAUTH et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE COUNTY OF LAKE et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed November 24, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Prendergast, Thomas J. Tyrrell, and Katrina Veerhusen, all of William J. Harte, Ltd., and Larry D. Drury, Ltd., both of Chicago, and Berle L. Schwartz, of Highland Park, for appellants.

John T. Elsner, of Samelson, Knickerbocker & Schirott, of Des Plaines, and Fred L. Foreman, State's Attorney, of Waukegan (Gary Neddenriep, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellees.

Judgments affirmed.

JUSTICE NASH delivered the opinion of the court:

The principle question presented by these consolidated cases is whether the 10% bail bond costs retained by the clerk of the circuit court, as authorized by section 110-7(f) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 110-7(f)), violate article VII, section 9(a), of the 1970 Illinois Constitution. Ill. Const. 1970, art. VII, sec. 9(a).

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