THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS et al., Appellants,
v.
ELIZABETH J. KOHRIG et al., Appellees.
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Opinion filed October 1, 1986.
Opinion filed October 1, 1986.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Robert W. Matoush, State's Attorney, of Salem (Philip W. Tone, Jerold S. Solovy, Glenn K. Seidenfeld, Barry Levenstam and Kristen E. Lehker, Special Assistant Attorneys General, of Jenner & Block, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.
R. Edward Veltman, Jr., and John A. Guzzardo, of Centralia, for appellee Elizabeth J. Kohrig.
Robert L. Stern and Stephen M. Shapiro, of Mayer, Brown & Platt, of Chicago, for amici curiae The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police et al.
William J. Harte, Ltd., of Chicago (William J. Harte, of counsel), for amicus curiae State Representative John Cullerton.
Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Richard A. Runde, State's Attorney, of Effingham (Philip W. Tone, Jerold S. Solovy, Glenn K. Seidenfeld, Barry Levenstam and Kristen E. Lehker, Special Assistant Attorneys General, of Jenner & Block, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.
No appearance for appellee.
Robert L. Stern and Stephen M. Shapiro, of Mayer, Brown & Platt, of Chicago, for amici curiae The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police et al.
William J. Harte, Ltd., of Chicago (William J. Harte, of counsel), for amicus curiae State Representative John Cullerton.
Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Philip W. Tone, Jerold S. Solovy, Glenn K. Seidenfeld, Barry Levenstam and Kristen E. Lehker, Special Assistant Attorneys General, of Jenner & Block, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.
James J. Hagle, of Zimmerly, Gadau, Selin & Otto, of Champaign, for appellee Regina L. Greene.
Robert L. Stern and Stephen M. Shapiro, of Mayer, Brown & Platt, of Chicago, for amici curiae The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police et al.
William J. Harte, Ltd., of Chicago (William J. Harte, of counsel), for amicus curiae State Representative John Cullerton.
Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Philip W. Tone, Jerold S. Solovy, Glenn K. Seidenfeld, Barry Levenstam and Kristen E. Lehker, Special Assistant Attorneys General, of Jenner & Block, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.
No appearance for appellee.
Robert L. Stern and Stephen M. Shapiro, of Mayer, Brown & Platt, of Chicago, for amici curiae The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police et al.
William J. Harte, Ltd., of Chicago (William J. Harte, of counsel), for amicus curiae State Representative John Cullerton.
The defendants in these four consolidated cases were issued traffic citations for failure to wear seat safety belts while operating their motor vehicles on a street or highway in violation of section 12-603.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-603.1 (hereinafter the section)). In each case, the trial court concluded that the section was unconstitutional and...
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