People v. Jones

Defendant, Perry W. Jones, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11 — 501(a)(2) (West 1996)). He refused to take a breath test, and the Secretary of State (Secretary) issued him a three-month statutory summary suspension of his driver’s license, effective on November 27, 1996. On June 17, 1997, defendant pleaded guilty to DUI. The court entered a conviction and directed the Secretary to issue defendant a judicial driving permit (JDP). Because of defendant’s DUI conviction, the Secretary was required to revoke defendant’s driver’s license. The Secretary…