People v. Williams

In a one-count bill of indictment, a grand jury in McLean County charged the defendant, Darryl J. Williams, with child abduction as defined in section 10 — 5(b)(10) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 10 — 5(b)(10)). The circuit court of McLean County granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment on the ground that section 10 — 5(b)(10) is impermissibly vague, in violation of the defendant’s due process rights under the United States and Illinois Constitutions (U.S. Const., amend. XIV; Ill. Const. 1970, art. I, §2). Because the circuit court held…