PEOPLE v. BASLER

No. 87770.

740 N.E.2d 1 (2000)

193 Ill.2d 545

251 Ill.Dec. 171

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Linda BASLER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

November 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield, Michael Wepsiec, State's Attorney, Murphysboro (Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, William L. Browers and Russell K. Benton, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, and Norbert J. Goetten, Stephen E. Norris and Kendra S. Mitchell, of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, of counsel), for the People.

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Paige Clark Strawn, Assistant Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for appellee.


Chief Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Jackson County, defendant, Linda Basler, was convicted of driving under the influence and sentenced to 12 months' probation. The appellate court reversed and remanded for a new trial. We granted the State's petition for leave to appeal. 177 Ill.2d R. 315. For the reasons that follow, we now affirm the appellate court...

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