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PEOPLE v. MANDARINO

Docket No. 1-11-1772.

2013 IL App (1st) 111772

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES MANDARINO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

Filed June 28, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erin McCurdy Levy , of Clarendon Hills, for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( Janet C. Mahoney , Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Justice Sterba dissented, with opinion.

OPINION

JUSTICE HYMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 After a firearm, the law enforcement officer's most potentially damaging weapon is the baton. When self-defense is at play, or circumstances call for coercive or precautionary measures, the baton offers a less harmful yet effective alternative. Nevertheless, like with a firearm, use of the baton is fraught with risk and repercussions.

¶ 2 Defendant James Mandarino...

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