PEOPLE v. BARTON

No. 83-386.

122 Ill. App.3d 1079 (1984)

462 N.E.2d 538

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Rehearing denied April 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don W. Weber, State's Attorney, of Edwardsville (Stephen E. Norris and Karen L. Stallman, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

J. William Lucco, of Mudge, Riley & Lucco Law Offices, of Edwardsville, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE KASSERMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

An indictment charging defendant, James Barton, with two counts of bribery, one count of conspiracy to commit bribery, and one count of official misconduct was returned by the grand jury of Madison County. On motion of defendant, the trial court entered an order dismissing the indictment because of prosecutorial misconduct. The State appeals.

The charges against defendant...

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