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COUNTY OF WILL
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on July 7, 2010, I caused to be filed, in the office of the Will
County Circuit Clerk, the attached NOTICE OF APPEAL and CERTIFICATE OF IMPAIRMENT,
copies of which are attached hereto.
JAMES W. GLASGOW
Will County State's Atto
The undersigned, being first duly sworn upon oath, states that copies of this notice and
NOTICE OF APPEAL and CERTIFICATE OF IMPAIRMENT were served upon the party(ies)
identified below on July 7, 2010, by depositing said copies in the United States mail at 121 North
Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois, in an envelope ng sufficient postage.
Joel Brodsky
8 South Michigan Avenue
Suite 3200
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Joseph Lopez
53 W. Jackson
Suite 1122
Chicago, IL 60604-3701
Ralph Meczyk
111 W. Washington St.
Suite 1025
Chicago, IL 60602-2745
Steven Greenberg
820 West Jackson Blvd.
Suite 310
Chicago, IL 60607-3062
NOTICE OF APPEAL
4. Date ofJudgment or Order: May 18, 2010 (denial of a motion to reconsider July 6, 2010).
the May 18, 2010 (denial of a motion to reconsider July 6 2010), ruling
suppressed as evidence certain hearsay statements offered under the common
law rule of forfeiture by wrongdoing.
S W. GL GOW
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121 N. Chicago St.
Joliet, Illinois 60432
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DREW PETERSON, Stephen D. White
Defendant. ) Judge Presiding.
The People of the State of Illinois, by James Glasgow, State's Attorney of Will County,
Illinois, certify that, based upon the Court's ruling of May 18, 2010 (denial of a motion to reconsider
July 6,2010), suppressing as evidence certain hearsay statements offered under the common law rule
of forfeiture by wrongdoing, the People are unable to proceed to trial in this matter. See People v.
Young, 82 I11.2d 234, 247 (1980); Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1). In support thereof, the People
2. On May 18, 2010, this Court entered an order allowing the admission of certain hearsay
statements under 725 ILCS 5/115-10.6, but refusing the admission of certain other hearsay
statements under the statute, and declining to rule on the admission of all offered hearsay statements
under the common law rule of forfeiture by wrongdoing, and on July 6, 2010, this Court denied a
3. The suppression order substantially impairs the state's ability to proceed with this case.
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WHEREFORE, the People of the State of Illinois certify that they are unable to proceed to
trial in this matter and submit that this prosecution must be held in abeyance pending the disposition
of this appeal.
JAMES W. GLASGOW
State's Attorney
Will County, Illinois
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AFFIDAVIT
Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure
(735 ILCS 5/1-109), I certify that the above statements are4e e to the best of my knowledge and
belief.