People v. Ebelechukwu

THIRD DIVISION JULY 28, 2010 No. 1-08-1105 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 07 CR 8843 ) CHUKWUEMEKA EBELECHUKWU, ) The Honorable ) Marcus R. Salone, Defendant-Appellee. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE COLEMAN delivered the opinion of the court: The issue we consider on this appeal is whether the Trademark Counterfeiting Act of 1984 ( 18 U.S.C. §2320(a) (2006)) preempts the State from prosecuting defendant, Chukwuemeka Ebelechukwu, under the Illinois Counterfeit Trademark Act (765 ILCS 1040/2 (West 2006)).…