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PEOPLE v. MERRITT

No. 4-01-0711.

797 N.E.2d 1103 (2003)

343 Ill. App.3d 442

278 Ill.Dec. 185

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melissa A. MERRITT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

September 30, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Schiedel, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Allen H. Andrews, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Melissa A. Merritt.

William A. Yoder, McLean County State's Attorney, Bloomington, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, James C. Majors, Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.

Justice TURNER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Melissa A. Merritt, appeals her conviction for aggravated driving under the influence (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11-501(d)(1)(C) (West 2000)), asserting the State failed to prove that her alcohol consumption was a proximate cause of another's injuries. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On November 10, 2000, at about 5:20 p.m., defendant was driving her van southbound on Towanda Avenue in Bloomington, Illinois...

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