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PEOPLE v. TAYLOR

No. 2-11-0222.

972 N.E.2d 753 (2012)

362 Ill. Dec. 38

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donnell M. TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

June 27, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Lilien , Josette Skelnick , State Appellate Defender's Office, Elgin, for appellant.

Clay Campbell , State's Attorney, Sycamore ( Lawrence M. Bauer , Marshall M. Stevens , State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 This case raises the issue of whether a person may be convicted of obstruction of justice (720 ILCS 5/31-4 (West 2008)) where he attempts to obstruct justice but his attempt is unsuccessful and does not interfere in any material way with the police investigation. We hold that, under the circumstances present here, such a conviction cannot stand.

¶ 2 BACKGROUND...

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