People v. Claeys

Defendant was charged by criminal complaint with reckless driving. The trial court dismissed the complaint because of the State’s failure to comply with Supreme Court Rule 504. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court’s dismissal was error.

On February 21, 1975, the defendant was charged with the offense of reckless driving by a criminal complaint, which was signed by a private citizen (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 95½, par. 11—503). Defendant was arrested by a police officer that day and received a copy of the complaint the following day. On the back of the complaint, an officer wrote…