Legal Opinion
People v. Ellis
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 22, 2002No. 89649 RelPublished
1Opinion of the Court 1
Docket No. 89649–Agenda 11–March 2001.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. HARRY W. ELLIS, Appellee.
Opinion filed February 22, 2002.
2Opinion of the Court · KilbrideJustice Kilbride
In this case we are asked to decide whether Illinois will recognize the “exculpatory no” doctrine as an exception to criminal liability for obstruction of justice pursuant to section 31–4(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (720 ILCS 5/31–4 (West 1996)). We answer that question in the negative.
On October 25, 1996, the Lake County State’s Attorney filed an information against defendant, Harry W. Ellis, alleging attempted obstruction of justice…
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