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      "The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ralph H. Johnson, Defendant-Appellant."
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        "text": "Mr. JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN\ndelivered the opinion of the court;\nOn February 13, 1972, the defendant was arrested and, by way of an unverified Ilhnois uniform traffic ticket and complaint form, charged with \u201cdriving under influence of liquor or drugs\u201d in violation of section 11 \u2014 501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 957;, \u00a7 11 \u2014 501.) On the following day, defendant appeared pro se and entered a plea of guilty whereupon the trial court, without any amendment being made to the complaint, entered a conviction for the offense of \u201cdriving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.\u201d The defendant was fined $170 plus costs. Almost three months later, defendant filed a motion (under Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 110, \u00a772) to vacate his plea of guilty; the motion was denied.\nOn appeal, defendant asserts various grounds for reversal. We find it necessary to consider only the claim that the complaint upon which he stands convicted is void for failure to set forth with certainty the nature and elements of the offense charged.\nIn a single count complaint, defendant was charged with offenses provided for under separate paragraphs of the statute (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 95\u00bd, \u00a711 \u2014 501 (a) and (b)). Each paragraph charges disparate and alternative acts; each sets forth a different offense with differing necessary elements. As a result, we here find that the complaint is void for failure to set forth the nature and elements of the charge with certainty as required by both the federal constitution (amendment VI) and section 111 \u2014 3(a) (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, \u00a7 111 \u2014 3(a) (3)). See, People v. Heard, 47 Ill.2d 501, 504-505 (1970); People v. Smith, 15 Ill.App.3d 107, 303 N.E.2d 508, 509 (1973); People v. Woolfolk, 11 Ill.App.3d 911, 912-913 (1973).\nThe judgment of the circuit court is, therefore, reversed.\nJudgment reversed.\nGUILD, P. J., and SEIDENFELD, J., concur.",
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      "Cook & Hellyer, of Loves Park (Jack R. Cook, of counsel), for appellant.",
      "PhiMp G. Reinhard, State\u2019s Attorney, of Rockford (Stephen A. Frew, Assistant State\u2019s Attorney, of counsel), for the People."
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    "head_matter": "The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ralph H. Johnson, Defendant-Appellant.\n(No. 72-233;\nSecond District\nJanuary 29, 1974.\nCook & Hellyer, of Loves Park (Jack R. Cook, of counsel), for appellant.\nPhiMp G. Reinhard, State\u2019s Attorney, of Rockford (Stephen A. Frew, Assistant State\u2019s Attorney, of counsel), for the People."
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