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PEOPLE v. JIHAN

No. 5-86-0582.

165 Ill. App.3d 507 (1988)

519 N.E.2d 22

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARGARET JIHAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed January 12, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard B. Eisenberg, of Southern Illinois University, and Kari Koeppel, law student, both of Carbondale, for appellant.

John R. Clemons, State's Attorney, of Murphysboro (Kenneth R. Boyle, Stephen E. Norris, and Wendy B. Porter, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment reversed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal from a criminal conviction for practicing midwifery without a license, defendant, Margaret Jihan, contends the statute under which she was convicted is unconstitutionally vague because the term midwifery is not defined. We agree with defendant's contention and reverse the judgment of conviction and sentence for the reasons which follow.

Defendant was charged...

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