PEOPLE v. BENNETT

No. 5-00-0822.

771 N.E.2d 533 (2002)

331 Ill. App.3d 198

264 Ill.Dec. 829

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael D. BENNETT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Motion to Publish Granted June 6, 2002.

Opinion Filed June 6, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Rita K. Peterson, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Fifth Judicial District, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

Charles Garnati, State's Attorney, Williamson County Courthouse, Marion, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Patrick D. Daly, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.


Justice WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

On December 10, 1999, a motor vehicle accident occurred at the intersection of Route 13 and Route 166 in Williamson County. Eyewitnesses to the accident testified that just before 6 p.m. on that evening a white pickup truck traveling eastbound on Route 13 proceeded to make a left turn (north onto Route 166) in front of a black pickup truck that was traveling westbound on...

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