People v. Shelton

FIFTH DIVISION May 14, 2010 No. 1-07-3386 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 05 CR 12718 ) LINDA SHELTON, ) The Honorable ) Joseph Kazmierski, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE LAVIN delivered the opinion of the court: To paraphrase Tolstoy, happy litigants are all alike, but every unhappy litigant is unhappy in her own way. Most litigants express displeasure with the legal process in exceedingly civil ways. They might complain in private to their lawyer, vent with their family, or take it out…