City of Wheaton v. Loerop

State: Illinois

Court: 2nd District Appellate

Docket No: 2-08-0454 Rel

Case Date: 03/31/2010

Preview:No. 2--08--0454 ______________________________________________________________________________ IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS SECOND DISTRICT ______________________________________________________________________________ THE CITY OF WHEATON, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of Du Page County. Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ) v. ) No. 07--DT--5695 ) MATTHEW LOEROP, ) Honorable ) Cary B. Pierce, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge, Presiding. ______________________________________________________________________________ JUSTICE HUDSON delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant, Matthew Loerop, entered an open plea of guilty to driving while under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11--501(a)(2) (West 2006)), as adopted by a Wheaton ordinance. The trial court sentenced him to one year of supervision and fined him $750. Defendant moved to reconsider, arguing that the $750 fine, which was the minimum fine allowed under the Wheaton City Code (Wheaton Code) (Wheaton City Code

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