People v. Owens

784 N.E.2d 339 (2002)

336 Ill. App.3d 807

271 Ill.Dec. 121

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Yusef OWENS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 1-01-0245.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

December 27, 2002.

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Cari J. Resnick, of counsel), for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, County of Cook, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Mary L. Boland and Carrie E. Strobel, of counsel), for Appellee.

Following a bench trial, Yusef Owens (Owens) was convicted of reckless driving. 625 ILCS 5/11-503 (West 2000). Owens…