People v. Mines

A jury convicted defendant of reckless conduct, (ch. 38, par. 12 — 5). The court sentenced him to 9 months at the Illinois State Farm. The complaint charged that defendant endangered the bodily safety of Officer Nicholas Graves by recklessly throwing bricks at him. The incident arose out of mob action which might be euphemistically described as a “civil disturbance.” This took place on August 6, 1968, in and about a car wash in Harvey, Illinois, in the vicinity of 147th Street and Dixie Highway.

The complaining witness, Officer Nicholas Graves of the Harvey Police Force, testified that he knew…