Legal Opinion

People v. Ewen

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 23, 1990No. 2-88-0894PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE UNVERZAGT

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, David J. Ewen, was indicted in the circuit court of McHenry County, for the offense of child pornography, in violation of section 11 — 20.1(a)(2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 11 — 20.1(a)(2)). Defendant was convicted of the offense following a bench trial. He was sentenced to a term of probation for 12 months, a fine of $1,000, and 50 hours of public service work.

On appeal, defendant presents three issues: (1) is the child pornography provision unconstitutional; (2) should defendant’s…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. New York v. FerberSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court, County of NorfolkSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1993
  2. State v. SentersNebraska Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2003
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2003
  5. Dixon v. RaoulDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2020

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