People v. Worthington

The defendant, Richard Worthington, was ticketed and charged with nine violations of the Illinois Vehicle Code. They occurred within the Peoria city limits on April 7, 1981. The cause was prosecuted in the circuit court of Peoria County by an assistant Peoria city attorney. Except for one interim order captioned “The People of the State of Illinois (City of Peoria), Plaintiff,” all other papers filed in the cause, including the Uniform Illinois Traffic Complaint, were captioned, “City of Peoria, Plaintiff.” Following a bench trial, the defendant was found guilty of several of the charges. He…