People Ex Rel. Ward v. Salter

This is a petition for an original writ of mandamus filed on relation of Daniel P. Ward, the State’s Attorney of Cook County, praying for a writ ordering the Honorable Leslie E. Salter, judge of the criminal court of Cook County, to expunge an order, entered after a plea of guilty to a truck overweight violation, assessing a fine of $500 against one Carmine Munziato. The petition further seeks a writ directing respondent to enter an order assessing a fine of $2,200. We have previously granted leave to file the petition.

The sole issue in this case is the authority of a trial judge to assess a…