Legal Opinion
Gholson v. Downen
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 21, 1987No. 5—87—0071PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE HARRISON
delivered the opinion of the court:
Alan C. Downen, State’s Attorney of Hamilton County, appeals from orders entered by the Hamilton County circuit court which (1) appointed a special prosecutor to impanel a grand jury to investigate possible violations of the law which may have occurred during the prosecution of Jerome Gholson for solicitation to murder Downen, (2) denied Downen’s motion to vacate the order appointing the special prosecutor, and (3) refused to grant Downen’s request for a change of venue. For the reasons which follow, this appeal shall be dismissed.
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