People v. Atwell

Atwell was convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol and of driving while the alcohol concentration in his blood or breath was 0.10 or more.

We affirm one.

We vacate the other.

The only contested issues on appeal are whether the complaints stated a criminal offense and sufficiently informed defendant of the charges against him.

Both complaints were in the form of the uniform Illinois Citation and Complaint (Uniform Traffic Ticket), and were dated February 6, 1984. The first one charged defendant with “driving under influence” and cited section 11 — -501(a)(2) of the Illinois…