People v. Suarez

1 Citing case

  1. People v. Phelan

    426 N.E.2d 925 (Ill. App. Ct. 1981)   Cited 13 times
    In People v. Phelan (1981), 99 Ill. App.3d 925, the court considered whether the use of the term "cocaine" in a charge adequately apprised the defendants of the crimes of which they were charged. The court noted that the statutory deletion of the term "cocaine" from schedule II did not remove cocaine from statutory control and that the schedule II provision of coca leaves and their derivatives related to cocaine.

    ) We are wary of roadblocks raised by pure technicalities; yet, we strictly guard the substantive rights of the accused. (See People v. Suarez (1975), 33 Ill. App.3d 689, 693, 338 N.E.2d 419.) If the requirements of section 111-3 are sufficiently set forth to achieve the purpose of the charging instrument, that pleading will be upheld. See People v. Bissaillon (1977), 55 Ill. App.3d 893, 894-95, 371 N.E.2d 362.