Supreme Court of Illinois

Conviction for three counts of official misconduct based upon a mayor using the city credit card to obtain cash advances is affirmed over claim that an alleged violation of the constitutional provision on public funds could not be used to demonstrate that plaintiff had acted "in excess of his lawful authority."

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/17/2008
• Published 04/17/2008

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gerald L. Hall, Pekin, for appellant., Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Stewart Umholtz, State's Attorney, Pekin (Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, Michael M. Glick, Eric Truett, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.