People v. Peters

The State appeals (107 Ill. 2d R. 604(a)(1)) from an order of the trial court which granted the motion of the defendant, James Peters, to dismiss the charge of reckless conduct (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 12 — 5(a)) for failure to state a cause of action. The State’s sole contention in this court is that the criminal complaint properly charged the defendant with the offense of reckless conduct as a result of a reckless act he performed which resulted in bodily injury to himself. We affirm.

On September 22, 1987, the State filed a criminal complaint which stated that the defendant…