Court Opinion

ID: 9819601
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 06:28:33.916674+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:28:48.782638
License: Public Domain

JUSTICE McCULLOUGH, dissenting: I respectfully dissent. The defendant was properly charged with perjury. See Fagiano v. Police Board of the City of Chicago, 98 Ill. 2d 277, 456 N.E.2d 27 (1983). The jury heard the evidence, was properly instructed as to the law, and found the defendant guilty. The record shows the defendant used residence as a convenience to his best interest, be it Champaign County or Moultrie County. To adopt the majority’s position that the charge of perjury is not proper “when one simply chooses one location over another as his residence” (355 Ill. App. 3d 850) eliminates any importance to the sworn statement of candidacy executed by the defendant. The trial court’s judgment should be affirmed.