People v. Tracy

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Shelly R. Tracy, was convicted of passing a school bus that was stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging pupils (625 ILCS 5/11—1414(a) (West 1996)). She was fined $150 and appeals her conviction.

On appeal, the defendant argues that: (1) the trial court should have appointed a special prosecutor because Stephen R. Paul, an assistant State’s Attorney, testified at the defendant’s trial; (2) the trial court should have suppressed a statement the defendant made to Paul; (3) the State failed to prove the corpus delicti of the crime; (4) the…