Legal Opinion

People v. Pisani

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 20, 1989No. 2-88-0272PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nash

After trial by jury, defendant, Ellen M. Pisani, was convicted of two counts of the offense of harassment by telephone (111. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 134, par. 16.4 — 1(2)) and was sentenced to concurrent one-year terms of supervision and fines of $500 on each count. Defendant’s post-trial motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were denied, and she appeals, contending that the complaint and information in which these charges were made were fatally defective as they did not sufficiently inform defendant of the offense charged. We affirm.

In the criminal complaint, it was alleged that on…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. CarlsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  3. People v. GainesIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  4. People v. HucksteadIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
  5. People v. OgunsolaIllinois Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. HamiltonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  2. People v. BrextonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  3. Andrej Szucz-Toldy v. Alberto Gonzales, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. People v. Brexton - Modified upon Denial of RehearingAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  5. Szucz-Toldy, Andrej v. Gonzales, Alberto R.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005

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