PEOPLE v. McKOWN

No. 102372.

875 N.E.2d 1029 (2007)

226 Ill.2d 245

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Joanne McKOWN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

September 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Kevin Lyons, State's Attorney, Peoria (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Michael M. Glick, Michael R. Blankenheim, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

Justice BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

At issue in this case is whether the trial court properly admitted testimony regarding the results of a Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test1 at defendant Joanne McKown's trial for driving under the influence of alcohol. Over objection, the trial court admitted the testimony of the arresting officer regarding the administration and results of an HGN test...

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