People v. Flaar

Defendant, Robert Flaar, appeals from the denial of his motion to dismiss his charges in Cook County for dissemination of child pornography. He contends on appeal that his guilty plea for possession of child pornography in Kendall County precludes his current prosecution in Cook County for dissemination of child pornography pursuant to double jeopardy and compulsory joinder principles. Based on our conclusion that the image contained on defendant’s computer and later downloaded on a computer in Cook County stemmed from two separate criminal acts constituting two separate offenses, we affirm.

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