People v. Love

Defendant, Courtney Love, was charged by Illinois citation and complaint (citation) with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11 — 501(a) (West 2006)). Defendant moved to dismiss the charge on the ground that the State failed to comply with Supreme Court Rule 504 (166 Ill. 2d R. 504). The trial court granted defendant’s motion. On appeal, the State argues that the trial court’s dismissal was not a disposition on the merits barring further prosecution. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

FACTS

On November 10, 2007, defendant was charged by citation with DUI. The…