PEOPLE v. SIDES

No. 4-89-0801.

199 Ill. App.3d 203 (1990)

556 N.E.2d 778

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SAMUEL SIDES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed June 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas and David Bergschneider, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

John B. Huschen, State's Attorney, of Eureka (Kenneth R. Boyle, Robert J. Biderman, and Peter C. Drummond, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

This case presents the question of whether the State must establish the foundation required under Frye v. United States (D.C. Cir.1923), 293 F. 1013, before the results of field-sobriety tests can be admitted into evidence. We hold that a Frye hearing is not required.

Defendant, Samuel Sides, was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (Ill. Rev...

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