PEOPLE v. CORTEZ

No. 2-04-0935.

837 N.E.2d 449 (2005)

361 Ill. App.3d 456

297 Ill.Dec. 366

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul CORTEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

October 14, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Ramsell, Steven D. Armamentos, Christopher B. Klis, James P. Steed, Ramsell, Armamentos & Klis, LLC, Wheaton, for Paul Cortez.

Joseph E. Birkett, DuPage County State's Attorney, Wheaton, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, Mary Ellen Dienes, Des Plaines, for the People.


Presiding Justice O'MALLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Paul Cortez, appeals his conviction, after a bench trial, of one count of driving a vehicle with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater (625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(1) (West 2002)). On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred in (1) denying his motion to quash arrest; (2) allowing the State to introduce undisclosed opinion testimony; (3) allowing the

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