Legal Opinion
People v. Patel
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 15, 2019No. 2-17-0766UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Zenoff
*359 ¶ 1 At issue in this appeal is whether the statutory summary suspension of the driving privileges of defendant, Nilesh H. Patel, should have been rescinded because the State's delay in tendering the discovery he requested denied him a timely and meaningful hearing. We determine that the summary suspension should have been rescinded. Accordingly, we reverse.
¶ 2 I. BACKGROUND
¶ 3 On August 12, 2017, defendant was charged with two counts of driving while under the influence of alcohol ( 625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 2016) ), improper lane usage ( id. § 11-709(a) ), and speeding ( id. §…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. OrthIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. MayoIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
- In Re Summary Suspension of Driver's License of TrainorAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- People v. SchaeferIllinois Supreme Court · 1993
- People v. CosenzaIllinois Supreme Court · 2005
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. PatelAppellate Court of Illinois · 2019
- People v. ParenticeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2026