Legal Opinion
People v. Heinrich
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 20, 1984No. 59239PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moran
Defendant, Paul Heinrich, was charged by information in McLean County with two counts of criminal defamation under the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 27—1). He moved to dismiss the information, and after a hearing, the circuit court declared the criminal defamation statute unconstitutional and dismissed the charges. The court held the statute contravened the first and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution. The State appeals directly to this court pursuant to our Rule 603 (87 Ill. 2d R. 603).
This appeal posits three questions to be resolved: (1) Is…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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