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CITY OF CARBONDALE v. NELSON

No. 5-85-0023.

137 Ill. App.3d 123 (1985)

484 N.E.2d 392

THE CITY OF CARBONDALE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ERIK TODD NELSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed September 18, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Berg Streeter, of Southern Illinois University, of Carbondale, for appellant.

Barbara J. Colvin, Assistant City Attorney, of Carbondale, for appellee.

Judgment reversed.

JUSTICE KARNS delivered the opinion of the court:

Erik Todd Nelson was adjudged guilty by the circuit court of Jackson County, sitting without a jury, of unlawful possession of alcohol by a minor in violation of a Carbondale city ordinance. (Carbondale Rev. Code, ch. 14, sec. 4-1-a.) He was fined $250 plus costs. On appeal, defendant argues that the State failed to sustain its burden of proving his possession of alcohol by a preponderance...

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