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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 ounty State's Atto

12 LNorth Chicag
Joliet, Illinois 6I 32
(815) 727-845
 PROOF OF SERVICE

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 bearing 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

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this

July 7, 2010

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NOTARY PUBLIC
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COUNTY OF WILL

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JurnafirEOFtem

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS r- a

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, )

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) The Honorable
DREW PETERSON, ) Stephen D. White
Defendant-Appellee. ) Judge Presiding.

NOTICE OF APPEAL

An appeal is taken from the judgment order described below:

1. Court to which appeal is taken Illinois Appellate Court, Third District

2. Name of appellant and address to which notices shall be sent:

Name: James W. Glasgow, Will County State's Attorney

Address: 121 N. Chicago Street
Joliet, Illinois 60432

3 Name and address of appellant's attorney of appeal:

Name: Terry Mertel, Deputy Director, State's Attorney's Appellate Prosecutor

Address: 628 Columbus St., Suite 300
Ottawa, Illinois 61350

4. Date of Judgment or Order: July 2, 2010

5. Nature of Order appealed from:

The July 2, 2010, ruling suppressed as evidence an expert opinion of Diane

Panos.
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S W. GL GOW
cy/ill County S e's Attorney
121 N. Chica o St.
Joliet, Illinois 60432
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COUNTY OF WILL

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

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CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL IMPAIRMENT TO PROCEED TO TRIAL

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 July 2, 2010, suppressing as evidence an expert

opinion of Diane Panos, 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

state the following:

1. Defendant is charged with two counts of first degree murder.

2. On July 2, 2010, this Court entered an order suppressing as evidence an expert opinion

of Diane Panos.

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

STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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COUNTY OF WILL )
AFFIDAVIT

Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to section 1-109 the Code of Civil Procedure
(735 ILCS 5/1-109), I certify that the a' ye statements a e frue4g the best of y knowledge and
belief

W. GLASG