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Public Act 98-506

Topic: 
Driving and cell phones
(D'Amico, D-Chicago; Mulroe, D-Chicago) prohibits using a hand-held cell phone or personal digital assistant while driving. Exempts the use of a hands-free or voice-operated mode, which may include the use of a headset. It also exempts using an electronic communication device that is activated by pressing a single button to initiate or terminate a voice communication. Second or subsequent convictions are moving violations. The fine is a maximum of $75 for the first offense, $100 for the second offense, $125 for the third offense, and $150 for the fourth or subsequent offense. Effective Jan. 1, 2014.
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People v. Primbas

People v. Primbas
Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Evidence
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 1-09-1099
Decision Date: 
Monday, September 27, 2010
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 1st Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
PATTI
Defendant was convicted of aggravated cruelty to a companion animal and sentenced to 2 years felony probation, for shooting with a pellet gun a pet Rottweiler belonging to his distant relative. Defendant claimed that he thought the animal was a coyote rooting in garbage on the relative's deck, and that he intended to shoo it away, not to kill it. Statute requires proof of specific intent to kill or harm a companion animal, and circumstantial evidence was sufficient to prove specific intent. (HALL and GARCIA, concurring.)

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