Legal Opinion
People v. Medina
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 30, 1997No. 2-96-0239PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
The State timely appeals from the circuit court’s order granting the post-conviction petition of defendant, Luis A. Medina, and effectively vacating defendant’s criminal conviction on the basis of double jeopardy. He asserted in the petition that he had previously been punished where the Department of Revenue issued a "jeopardy” tax assessment against him and a lien on his property pursuant to the Cannabis and Controlled Substances Tax Act (Tax Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 120, par. 2151 et seq.). We vacate the judgment.
Following a bench trial, which began on January 13, 1992, defendant…
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