People v. Yates

This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding defendant, Joseph P. Yates, guilty of disobeying a traffic-control device in violation of a municipal ordinance and disorderly conduct in violation of Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, eh. 38, sec. 26 — 1, and imposing a fine of $15 and $100 respectively.

On June 11, 1970, defendant was observed by a Decatur, Illinois police officer “creeping forward” into an intersection while waiting for a red light. The officer then stopped defendant in order to issue a traffic citation, but the defendant immediately became indignant and launched a…