People v. Anderson

Defendants were charged by information with the offense of hazing (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 144, par. 221). The trial judge dismissed the charges, ruling the hazing statute to be unconstitutionally overbroad and vague. The State now appeals directly to this court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 302(a) (134 Ill. 2d R. 302(a)). We find the hazing statute to be constitutional and reverse the judgments of the circuit court.

The defendants are students at Western Illinois University. The amended information alleges that on or about October 19, 1990, the defendants, members of the University…