Legal Opinion

People v. Blackwood

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 15, 1985No. 3-84-0295PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE HEIPLE

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Leland Blackwood, was convicted of the Class A misdemeanor of violating an order of protection (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 40, par. 2302 — 12(a)). On appeal, defendant challenges the sufficiency of the complaint charging the offense of which he was convicted. He also challenges the constitutionality of the criminal provisions of the Domestic Violence Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 40, pars. 2302 — 8(c)(1), 2302 — 12(a)). We affirm.

On June 20, 1983, the circuit court of Rock Island County entered an order of protection on…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  4. Coates v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. People v. PujoueIllinois Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. BaileyIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
  2. State v. MottSupreme Court of Vermont · 1997
  3. People v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
  4. People v. WhitfieldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  5. People v. CalvertAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994

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