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- Title: Prassa v. Corcoran
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 23, 1962
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
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This case raises a question of first impression in this court — whether a judge has the power to suspend a penalty he has assessed for the violation of a municipal ordinance. Page 227 A magistrate of the circuit court of Cook County found the defendant, Jay D. Bragg, guilty of violating two traffic ordinances of the village of Park Forest, one involving driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and the other relating to careless driving. Fines were assessed in accordance with the ordinances, and five dollars costs were added for each offense. The magistrate then suspended the penalties, making no provision for the duration of the suspension; the village appealed. The First District Appellate Court upheld the suspension (74 Ill. App.2d 87), and we granted leave to appeal. Defendant has not participated in any of the appellate proceedings herein, and amici curiae appointed by the appellate court and this court have presented the arguments in opposition to the appeal and in favor of the magistrates action before both that court and us.
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