Legal Opinion
People v. Berardi
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 21, 2011No. 3-10-0122PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McDADE
Justices Holdridge and O’Brien concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
The State charged defendant, Joseph J. Berardi, with resisting a peace officer in violation of section 31—1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/31—1 (West 2006)). Following a trial, a jury found defendant guilty of the charge in the information. The circuit court of Fulton County sentenced defendant to perform community service and imposed fines and costs. For the reasons that follow, we reverse defendant’s conviction.
BACKGROUND
The amended information charged defendant with the following conduct:
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2Cases cited8 opinions
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- City of Champaign v. TorresIllinois Supreme Court · 2005
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