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PEOPLE v. RODGERS

No. 5-01-0324.

780 N.E.2d 352 (2002)

335 Ill. App.3d 429

269 Ill.Dec. 167

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brett RODGERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

November 19, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Strellis, Strellis, Faulbaum, Walsh & Field, Waterloo; Stephen C. Buser, Law Office of Stephen C. Buser, Ltd., Columbia, for Appellant.

Robert Haida, State's Attorney, St. Clair County, Belleville; Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Trent M. Marshall, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.

Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

When darkness falls over the town of East St. Louis, Illinois, and the moon glistens on the black waters of the Mississippi, a riverfront hangout known as Affirmation East comes to life. Bartenders pour drinks, "Oatmeal" Gines spins records, and patrons make merry on a strobe-lighted dance floor. People can literally stay there all night long and, if they choose, dance until dawn.

The Affirmation East boasts...

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