PEOPLE v. STURGESS

No. 1-04-2191.

845 N.E.2d 741 (2006)

364 Ill. App.3d 107

300 Ill.Dec. 852

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Catherine STURGESS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied April 7, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Kerry Goettsch, Assistant Appellate Defender), for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (James E. Fitzgerald, Marie Quinlivan Czech, Stephanie A. Buck, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Catherine Sturgess appeals her convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, as well as her sentence to two years' conditional discharge and fine of $2,500. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

Defendant was arrested and charged with the aforementioned offenses on August 18, 2002. Prior to trial, she...

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