People v. Langford

Defendant appeals from his conviction of the offense of buying timber while his license was revoked. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 111, par. 713.) Defendant raises three issues on appeal, but due to our ruling, we discuss only the first issue raised: Whether the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for substitution of judge. For reasons more fully explained below, we hold that the court erred in not granting defendant’s motion for change of judge, and thus, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

In order to clarify our decision, we relate only those facts pertaining to the issue…