(DOWNLOAD) "People v. Teschner" by Supreme Court of Illinois # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People v. Teschner
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 20, 1980
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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This case involves a petition for an original writ of mandamus filed in this court. Petitioner, the State, contends that respondent John Teschner, circuit court judge of Du Page County, was precluded from placing respondent John Slowinski, a defendant in a criminal case and an alleged drug addict, into a drug-rehabilitation program pursuant to the Dangerous Drug Abuse Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 91 1/2, par. 120.1 et seq.), because of the provision in the Unified Code of Corrections (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3) stating that a defendant may not be sentenced to probation upon his conviction for a Class 2 felony or greater, if he had been convicted of a Class 2 felony or greater within 10 years. We granted leave to file a petition for writ of mandamus. 73 Ill.2d R. 381(a).