People v. Warrington

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Jury Instructions
Citation
Case Number: 
2014 IL App (3d) 110772
Decision Date: 
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
District: 
3d Dist.
Division/County: 
Warren Co.
Holding: 
Reversed and remanded.
Justice: 
WRIGHT
Defendant was arrested for felony offense of threatening a public official, a police officer and resisting arrest, a misdemeanor. Charging information did not include specific statutory language as to victim being a police officer. Court erred by failing to give jury instruction which included element of offense requiring State to prove Defendant communicated a unique threat to a police officer. (McDADE and O'BRIEN, concurring.)