PEOPLE v. JAKUPCAK

No. 3-93-0700.

656 N.E.2d 442 (1995)

275 Ill.App.3d 830

212 Ill.Dec. 119

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert J. JAKUPCAK, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

October 2, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Ralph, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Robert J. Jakupcak, Jr.

John X. Breslin Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Joseph Navarro, State's Attorney, Ottawa, William L. Browers, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, Elgin, Martin P. Moltz, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the People.


Justice COLWELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Robert Jakupcak, Jr., appeals his conviction for reckless homicide. (720 ILCS 5/9-3 (West 1992)). Defendant contends that: (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to strike the opinion of the State's expert concerning the speed of defendant's car; (2) the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the offense of reckless homicide; (3) he was denied a fair trial because the family...

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