PEOPLE v. HELM

No. 5-13-0325.

19 N.E.3d 27 (2014)

2014 IL App (5th) 130325

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William P. HELM, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Motion to Publish Granted October 6, 2014.

Opinion Filed October 6, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Curtis L. Blood , of Collinsville, for appellant.

Thomas D. Gibbons , State's Attorney, of Edwardsville ( Patrick Delfino , Stephen E. Norris , and Kelly M. Stacey , all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

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

¶ 1 The State filed a complaint under section 15 of the Illinois Animal Control Act (Act) (510 ILCS 5/15 (West 2012)) and sought an order declaring Roscoe, a dog owned by the defendant, William P. Helm, to be a vicious dog within the meaning of section 2.19b of the Act (510 ILCS 5/2.19b (West 2012)). After a bench trial, the circuit court declared Roscoe to be a vicious dog and...

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