People v. Rose

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE LORENZ

delivered the opinion of the court:

The State appeals pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 604(a)(1)) from an order dismissing two criminal complaints for failure to state offenses.

Defendant is the vice-president and general manager of the Pegasus Company, which describes itself as a racetrack messenger service. They accept money at various off-track sites and deliver it to local racetracks, where it is then wagered according to the directions previously provided by their customers. For their service, they charge 10% of the…