PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 86453.

721 N.E.2d 546 (1999)

188 Ill.2d 352

242 Ill.Dec. 267

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Ronnie E. JONES, Jr., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

November 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary F. Gnidovec, Assistant Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Russell K. Benton, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, State's Attorney, Kankakee County, Kankakee, for the People.

Jacqueline L. Bullard, Assistant Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Ronnie E. Jones, Jr.


Justice BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Ronnie E. Jones, Jr., was convicted under a statute that restricts the volume at which a car stereo system may be played on a public street, but exempts vehicles engaged in advertising from this restriction. The issue presented in this appeal is whether this statute is consistent with the first amendment to the United States Constitution. We hold that the statute is a content-based restriction on...

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