People v. Thomann

On June 12, 1989, defendant Allan Thomann was charged by information in the circuit court of Vermilion County with committing three counts of the offense of child pornography. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 11 — 20.1(2).) He subsequently filed a motion to dismiss, alleging this prosecution, due to an earlier prosecution, was barred by the compulsory-joinder provisions of section 3 — 3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 3 — 3) and the fundamental unfairness of the procedure, which the court denied. Defendant now appeals. We affirm.

Initially, the State…