People v. Wilson

The State charged defendant, Howard W. Wilson, with two counts of domestic battery (720 ILCS 5/12— 3.2(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 2002)). Defendant moved to dismiss the charges, arguing that the domestic battery statute is unconstitutionally vague. Following an evidentiary hearing, the circuit court of Douglas County found the statute unconstitutionally vague as applied to defendant and granted the motion to dismiss. The trial court denied the State’s motion to reconsider, and the State appealed directly to this court. 134 Ill. 2d R. 603. We now reverse the circuit court’s judgment and remand the…