PEOPLE v. MIKYSKA

No. 2-87-0802.

179 Ill. App.3d 795 (1989)

534 N.E.2d 1348

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RANDY S. MIKYSKA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed February 24, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas and Gary R. Peterson, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, and G. Joseph Weller, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Dennis Schumacher, State's Attorney, of Oregon (William L. Browers, Robert J. Biderman, and John A.C. Knuppel, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE DUNN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Randy Mikyska, was found guilty of reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9-3), for causing death by driving over the speed limit at an unreasonable speed and failing to respond to a sudden crisis. He was found not guilty of reckless homicide for driving under the influence of drugs. Defendant was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. He...

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