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PEOPLE v. LIGHTNER

No. 2-85-0532.

145 Ill. App.3d 741 (1986)

496 N.E.2d 269

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHN LIGHTNER, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Rehearing denied August 26, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene L. Stockton, State's Attorney, of Dixon (William L. Browers, of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, of Elgin, and Kenneth R. Boyle, of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, of Springfield, of counsel), for the People.

Daniel J. Pierce, of Pierce, Lydon, Griffin & Montana, of Chicago, and T. Jordan Gallagher, of Gallagher, Fuenty & Klein, of De Kalb, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

PRESIDING JUSTICE NASH delivered the opinion of the court:

The State appeals from an order dismissing an indictment against defendant, John Lightner.

The indictment was returned against defendant by the grand jury of Lee County in which he was charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 8-2(a)) (count I); obstructing justice (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 31-4(a)) (count II); and obstructing...

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