People v. Baer

Following an accident on Route 24 in Tazewell County, defendant Otto M. Baer was issued uniform citations and complaints charging him with driving while intoxicated and with failure to yield the right-of-way. The uniform traffic ticket provides that, upon a plea of guilty to the failure-to-yield charge, he could pay a fine of $25 plus $10 costs by mail. The charge of driving while intoxicated, on the other hand, required defendant to appear in court. Defendant entered a plea of not guilty to both charges, and, after a jury trial, was found guilty of the failure-to-yield charge and not guilty…