PEOPLE EX REL. BIRKETT v. DOCKERY

No. 107555.

919 N.E.2d 311 (2009)

235 Ill.2d 73

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois ex rel. Joseph E. BIRKETT, State's Attorney of Du Page County, Petitioner, v. Hon. Peter J. DOCKERY, Judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 8, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Birkett, State's Attorney, Wheaton (Lisa Anne Hoffman, Assistant State's Attorney, Wheaton, and Patrick Delfino, Lawrence M. Bauer and Cynthia N. Schneider, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, of counsel), for the petitioner.

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Thomas A. Lilien, Deputy Defender, and Josette Skelnik, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for respondents.


OPINION

Justice FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 381(a) (188 Ill.2d R. 381(a)), the State's Attorney of Du Page County successfully moved for leave to file a complaint seeking a writ of mandamus in this court. The State seeks to compel respondent, Honorable Peter J. Dockery, judge of the circuit court of Du Page County (the court), to vacate his order granting defendant William Krolik's motion...

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