People v. Terry

Defendant Marvin Terry was charged with three counts of the Class 2 felony of harassment of a witness and family members of a witness under section 32 — 4a(a)(2) of the Criminal Code of 1961. 720 ILCS 5/32 — 4a(a)(2) (West 2002). Defendant moved to dismiss the indictment, pursuant to section 114 — 1(a)(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, alleging that it failed to state an offense. 725 ILCS 5/114 — 1(a)(8) (West 2002). After considering both the written and oral arguments presented by the parties, the trial court granted defendant’s motion. The State filed a motion to reconsider.…