Legal Opinion
People v. Hamm
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 9, 1992No. 72034, 72035 and 72036PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cunningham
This is a direct appeal (134 Ill. 2d R. 302(a)) from the circuit court of Schuyler County declaring unconstitutional section 2.4(a) of the Fish Code of 1971, as amended (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 56, par. 2.4(a)). The three cases involved, People v. Hamm, No. 72034, People v. Swan, No. 72035, and People v. DeVore, No. 72036, were consolidated on August 19, 1991, pursuant to the State’s motion.
The State filed amended complaints against the defendants on May 4, 1989, charging each with two felony counts of violating section 2.4(a) of the Code. Section 2.4(a) of the Code provides in part:
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