PEOPLE v. GORDON

No. 3-09-0043.

948 N.E.2d 282 (2011)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kevin GORDON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

April 5, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Schiedel (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender/Sup. Ct. Unit, Springfield, Steven Clark (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender/Sup. Ct. Unit, Chicago, for Kevin Gordon.

Terry A. Mertel , Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, James Glasgow , State's Attorney, Laura E. DeMichael , State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for People.


OPINION

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

On February 28, 2008, police officers issued defendant a citation for failure to wear a seat belt as a passenger, arrested another passenger for possession of marijuana, and issued various traffic citations to the driver of the vehicle. After receiving his seat belt ticket, defendant began yelling at and threatening the police officers. Police officers repeatedly ordered defendant...

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