People v. Pankey

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE KASSERMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The State appeals from the order of the circuit court of Saline County dismissing an information charging defendant, Jeffrey Pankey, with aggravated battery. The information was dismissed by the court on the grounds that the prosecution was barred under section 3 — 4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 3 — 4) because defendant formerly had been prosecuted for the same offense. We affirm.

On June 11, 1980, Officer Gary Sadler issued an Rlinois citation and complaint, similar in form to the document…