People v. Gill

In May 2006, the State charged defendant, Jason D. Gill, with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (720 ILCS 5/12 — 14.1(a)(1) (West 2004)). In September 2006, defendant moved to bar prosecution, arguing that the trial court’s prior dismissal of the same offense in an earlier Macon County case barred further prosecution. Following an October 2006 hearing, the trial court granted defendant’s motion.

The State appeals the trial court’s granting of defendant’s motion, and we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

In March 2005, the State charged defendant in Macon County…