People v. Flinn

Defendant, Monroe L. Flinn, was found guilty after a bench trial in the circuit court of Montgomery County, of speeding and he was fined $65. Defendant appeals the judgment entered, contending that because of his status as an Illinois State Legislator returning home from a legislative session, he was privileged from arrest.

Defendant, as a member of the Illinois General Assembly, had attended a legislative business meeting in Springfield and was driving home on Interstate 55. State Trooper Charles Graden conducted a radar check of defendant’s vehicle and determined its speed to be 84 miles per…