PEOPLE v. LEE

No. 97944.

828 N.E.2d 237 (2005)

214 Ill.2d 476

293 Ill.Dec. 267

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. James LEE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

April 7, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Jeff Tomczak, State's Attorney, Joliet (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Linda D. Woloshin, Ira Kohlman, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, Norbert J. Goetten, Lawrence M. Bauer, Judith Z. Kelly, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, of counsel), for the People.

Robert Agostinelli, Deputy Defender, Mark D. Fisher, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for appellee.


Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

A divided panel of the appellate court held that the Joliet municipal offense of loitering for the purpose of engaging in drug-related activity was facially unconstitutional based on vagueness. As a result, the appellate court reversed the drug possession convictions of defendant, James Lee. 345 Ill.App.3d 782, 281 Ill.Dec. 236, ...

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