People v. Flynn

The defendant, Patrick Flynn, was charged by indictment with several offenses, including five counts of business transaction fraud. 815 ILCS 5/12(J)(2) (West 2000). He moved to dismiss the business transaction fraud counts, claiming that the indictment was insufficient because it did not include the required mental state for those offenses. The trial court granted defendant’s motion. On appeal, the State contends that: (1) the trial court erred in considering the motion to dismiss because it was not timely filed; and (2) the court erred in granting the motion because the indictment adequately…