PEOPLE v. PAGE BOOKS, INC.

No. 2-91-0243.

601 N.E.2d 273 (1992)

235 Ill. App.3d 765

175 Ill.Dec. 876

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PAGE BOOKS, INC., d/b/a Bachelor's Library Adult Bookstore, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

Rehearing Denied November 9, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger B. Webber (argued), Beckett, Crewell & Kelso, P.C. Urbana, J. Steven Beckett, Beckett & Crewell, Champaign, for Page Books, Inc.

James E. Ryan, DuPage County State's Atty., William L. Browers, Deputy Director, Marshall M. Stevens (argued), State's Atty. Appellate Prosecutors, John Kinsella, Asst. State's Atty., Wheaton, for People.


Justice DOYLE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Page Books, Inc., was charged by verified complaint in the circuit court of Du Page County with two counts of obscenity (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 11-20(a)(1)). Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of both counts and sentenced to a fine of $1,000 plus costs on each count.

Defendant raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the use of an Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions...

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