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PEOPLE v. MERCADO

No. 83-223.

119 Ill. App.3d 461 (1983)

456 N.E.2d 331

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARD MERCADO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed November 10, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Fred L. Foreman, State's Attorney, of Waukegan (Phyllis J. Perko and Judith M. Pietrucha, both of State's Attorney's Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Affirmed in part and vacated in part.

JUSTICE NASH delivered the opinion of the court:

After trial by jury defendant, Richard Mercado, was found guilty of three offenses of reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9-3(a)) arising from an automobile collision in which three persons were killed. He was also convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501(a)(1)) and of driving with a blood...

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