The People v. Mullenhoff

This case involves a construction of the compulsory joinder provisions of the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961. Defendant was convicted of attempted rape after his plea of former acquittal was denied. The appellate court affirmed. (People v. Mullenhoff, 52 Ill. App. 2d 369.) We granted defendant leave to appeal, partly because of an apparent conflict with People v. Miller, 55 Ill. App. 2d 146. See People v. Miller, 31 Ill.2d 631.

Since the sole issue on this appeal is whether or not the present prosecution is barred by defendant’s former acquittal of another charge, we will set forth only the…