People v. Sturgess

FOURTH DIVISION March 2, 2006 No. 1-04-2191 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) Nos. 31959619, 31959620 ) CATHERINE STURGESS, ) Honorable ) James P. O=Malley, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant Catherine Sturgess appeals her convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, as well as her sentence to two years= conditional discharge and fine of $2,500. For the reasons that follow, we…