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PEOPLE v. SMIT

No. 1-99-1810.

726 N.E.2d 62 (2000)

312 Ill. App.3d 150

244 Ill.Dec. 466

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brian SMIT, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

February 9, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Jon J. Walters, and Katherine Blakey Cox, Assistant State's Attorneys, of Counsel), for Appellant.

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Mark Floyd Pasterski, Assistant Public Defender, of Counsel), for Appellee.

Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Why would anyone aim a laser light at another person? More importantly, what does someone reasonably believe when a laser light is pointed into his home and onto his body?

In this case, the State charged the defendant with assault. The trial judge dismissed the charge. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

On February 5, 1999, the prosecution filed an information charging Brian Smit (Smit...

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