People v. Zlatnik

Defendant Michael F. Zlatnik was charged, by way of citation and complaint, in the Circuit Court of McLean County with the offense of speeding on June 20, 1972, in violation of section 11 — 601(b) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. OSVa, par. 11 — 601(b)). After a plea of not guilty and a prior jury trial which ended in a mistrial, he was found guilty by a jury and fined $100 and costs. He appeals. We affirm.

The citation and complaint was on an Illinois State Police form and stated in part that defendant committed “THE FOLLOWING OFFENSE: [x] Speeding [over the limit]…