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People v. Pierceson

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District
Jul 20, 1965
61 Ill. App. 2d 246 (Ill. App. Ct. 1965)

Summary

In Pierceson, this court construed section 60(a) of the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1963, ch. 95 1/2, par. 157(a)), an earlier version of section 11-709(a) of the Code that reads verbatim with the current version, and held as follows: "Under [this statute,] the State has the burden of establishing beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant moved from one lane of traffic to another, and also that he made such movement without ascertaining that it could be done with safety."

Summary of this case from People v. Smith

Opinion

Gen. No. M-10,617. (Abstract of Decision.)

July 20, 1965.

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon County; the Hon. CLELL L. WOOD, Judge, presiding.

Reversed.

Horsley, Vespa Lott, of Springfield, for appellant.

Raymond L. Terrell, State's Attorney, of Springfield, for appellee.


Not to be published in full.


Summaries of

People v. Pierceson

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District
Jul 20, 1965
61 Ill. App. 2d 246 (Ill. App. Ct. 1965)

In Pierceson, this court construed section 60(a) of the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1963, ch. 95 1/2, par. 157(a)), an earlier version of section 11-709(a) of the Code that reads verbatim with the current version, and held as follows: "Under [this statute,] the State has the burden of establishing beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant moved from one lane of traffic to another, and also that he made such movement without ascertaining that it could be done with safety."

Summary of this case from People v. Smith
Case details for

People v. Pierceson

Case Details

Full title:People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Glenn E…

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District

Date published: Jul 20, 1965

Citations

61 Ill. App. 2d 246 (Ill. App. Ct. 1965)
209 N.E.2d 193

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