Legal Opinion
People v. Ellis
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 22, 2002No. 89649PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kilbride
délivered the opinion of the court:
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 pursuant to section 31 — 4(a) of the Code and unlawful display of vehicular registration pursuant to section 4…
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