People v. Jackson

We granted the State leave to appeal from a decision of the appellate court (144 Ill. App. 3d 131), which affirmed a ruling by the circuit court of Kankakee County granting defendant Albert Jackson’s motion to dismiss one of two reckless homicide counts on grounds of double jeopardy.

Albert L. Jackson, the defendant, and Frederick Fisher were in a motor vehicle operated by Jackson on November 12, 1982. The vehicle struck a tree, and Fisher was killed. The defendant, Jackson, was issued uniform traffic complaint citations for driving under the influence (DUI) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 95V2,…