{ "id": 1083942, "name": "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DAVID F. ROSINSKI, Defendant-Appellee; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THEODORE J. RIGAS, Defendant-Appellee; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THOMAS J. JANOZIK, Defendant-Appellee; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ANTHONY J. GIANFRANCISCO, Defendant-Appellee; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. IVAN DUKIC, Defendant-Appellee; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRETT A. JENSEN, Defendant-Appellee", "name_abbreviation": "People v. Rosinski", "decision_date": "2004-07-21", "docket_number": "Nos. 2\u201402\u20140835 through 2\u201402\u20140839, 2\u201402\u20141054 cons.", "first_page": "459", "last_page": "464", "citations": [ { "type": "official", "cite": "351 Ill. App. 3d 459" } ], "court": { "name_abbreviation": "Ill. App. Ct.", "id": 8837, "name": "Illinois Appellate Court" }, "jurisdiction": { "id": 29, "name_long": "Illinois", "name": "Ill." }, "cites_to": [ { "cite": "347 Ill. App. 3d 828", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Ill. App. 3d", "case_ids": [ 3948781 ], "year": 2004, "pin_cites": [ { "page": "836" } ], "opinion_index": 0, "case_paths": [ "/ill-app-3d/347/0828-01" ] }, { "cite": "117 Ill. App. 3d 441", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Ill. App. 3d", "case_ids": [ 3482116 ], "weight": 2, "year": 1983, "pin_cites": [ { "page": "444" }, { "page": "444" } ], "opinion_index": 0, "case_paths": [ "/ill-app-3d/117/0441-01" ] }, { "cite": "305 Ill. App. 3d 442", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Ill. App. 3d", "case_ids": [ 1208117 ], "year": 1999, "pin_cites": [ { "page": "448" } ], "opinion_index": 0, "case_paths": [ "/ill-app-3d/305/0442-01" ] }, { "cite": "334 Ill. App. 3d 960", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Ill. 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App. 3d", "case_ids": [ 1034196 ], "year": 2002, "pin_cites": [ { "parenthetical": "Hanna I" } ], "opinion_index": 0, "case_paths": [ "/ill-app-3d/332/0527-01" ] } ], "analysis": { "cardinality": 579, "char_count": 12689, "ocr_confidence": 0.724, "pagerank": { "raw": 5.4679456791870703e-08, "percentile": 0.3431690419016707 }, "sha256": "9451114fdf2975f7f1501ab7372a1b5dac5f6a928c4ca2153e5c92a0d92e71f6", "simhash": "1:db3e95ca444c58f9", "word_count": 2047 }, "last_updated": "2023-07-14T15:22:07.473803+00:00", "provenance": { "date_added": "2019-08-29", "source": "Harvard", "batch": "2018" }, "casebody": { "judges": [ "O\u2019MALLEY, EJ., and GEOMETER, J., concur." ], "parties": [ "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DAVID F. ROSINSKI, Defendant-Appellee.\u2014THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THEODORE J. RIGAS, Defendant-Appellee.\u2014THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THOMAS J. JANOZIK, Defendant-Appellee.\u2014THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ANTHONY J. GIANFRANCISCO, Defendant-Appellee.\u2014THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. IVAN DUKIC, Defendant-Appellee.\u2014THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRETT A. JENSEN, Defendant-Appellee." ], "opinions": [ { "text": "JUSTICE CALLUM\ndelivered the opinion of the court:\nThese cases are consolidated for the purposes of appeal. Defendants, David E Rosinski, Theodore J. Rigas, Thomas J. Janozik, Anthony J. Gianfrancisco, Ivan Dukic, who were all represented by the same attorney, and Brett A. Jensen, were arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (625 ILCS 5/11 \u2014 501(a)(2) (West 1994)), after breath analyses indicated that they had unlawful breath-alcohol content. Each defendant filed a motion in limine to prohibit evidence of the breath testing instrument\u2019s reading, arguing that the breath testing instrument used in his case had not been tested by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), as required by an Illinois regulation, prior to being approved for use in the field. The instruments involved are the Intox EC/IR and the Intoximeter 3000. Relying on People v. Hanna, 332 Ill. App. 3d 527 (2002) (Hanna I), rev\u2019d, 207 Ill. 2d 486 (2003), the trial courts granted the motions. After filing certificates of impairment, the State appeals, arguing that because Hanna I was reversed by the supreme court in People v. Hanna, 207 Ill. 2d 486 (2003) (Hanna II), the motions granted under the appellate court\u2019s decision should also be reversed. This argument presents a question of law, and our review is de novo. In re Estate of K.E.S., 347 Ill. App. 3d 452, 461 (2004). We reverse and remand.\nDefendants\u2019 argument is premised on the regulatory scheme for breath testing instruments found in section 11 \u2014 501.2 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Vehicle Code) (625 ILCS 5/11 \u2014 501.2 (West 1994)) and section 510.40 of title 77 of the Illinois Administrative Code (title 77) (77 Ill. Adm. Code \u00a7 510.40 (1996)). Section 11 \u2014 501.2 of the Vehicle Code governs the admissibility of breath test results in prosecutions for driving under the influence of alcohol. Hanna II, 207 Ill. 2d at 489-90. When defendants were given their breath tests, section 11\u2014 501.2(a)(1) authorized IDPH to certify the accuracy of breath testing instruments used for evidentiary purposes and to prescribe regulations necessary for the certification process. See Hanna II, 207 Ill. 2d at 490. Section 11 \u2014 501.2(a)(1) also provided that, to be \u201cconsidered valid\u201d at trial, breath-alcohol testing had to be performed according to the standards promulgated by IDPH. 625 ILCS 5/11 \u2014 501.2(a)(1) (West 1994). The Hanna II court explained these standards:\n\u201cBefore 2001, [IDPH] had in place a set of administrative regulations which governed the certification process for evidential breath analysis instruments. These regulations, set forth in section 510.40 of title 77 (77 Ill. Adm. Code \u00a7 510.40 (1996)), contained a number of requirements that had to be met before a particular make and model of breath testing equipment could be listed by [IDPH] as certified or approved for evidentiary purposes. See 77 Ill. Adm. Code \u00a7 510 app. B (2000) (listing approved devices). One of these requirements, found in subsection (c) of section 510.40, stated that evidential breath analysis instruments \u2018will be tested and approved by [IDPH] in accordance with but not limited to the Standards for Devices to Measure Breath Alcohol promulgated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration\u2019 and found in certain federal regulations pubhshed in 1984 and 1993. 77 Ill. Adm. Code \u00a7 510.40(c) (1996).\u201d Hanna II, 207 Ill. 2d at 490.\nThe cases in Hanna II are similar to the present appeals. The defendants in Hanna II moved to suppress breath test results, arguing that the breath testing instruments used to measure their breath-alcohol level were not properly tested by IDPH before IDPH placed the instruments on its list of approved evidentiary breath testing instruments. The Hanna II defendants alleged that, under National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) standards, a breath testing instrument had to be subjected to, among other things, an input power test, an ambient temperature test, and a vibrational stability test before the device could be approved by NHTSA for use as an evidentiary breath measurement device. Hanna II, 207 111. 2d at 491. They further alleged that IDPH did not perform these three tests on the devices used to conduct their breath tests. Therefore, the Hanna II defendants argued that the devices had not been tested \u201cin accordance with\u201d NHTSA standards as required by section 510.40(c) of title 77 and that the results of their breath tests could not be \u201cconsidered valid\u201d under section 11 \u2014 501.2(a)(1) of the Vehicle Code.\nIn reversing Hanna I, the Hanna II court held that the defendants\u2019 breath test results were valid even though the breath testing instruments were not tested and maintained in accordance with NHTSA standards as required by IDPH regulation. Hanna II, 207 Ill. 2d at 503. Here, the parties dispute whether the resolution in Hanna II controls the specific facts of these appeals. This court is bound to follow the decisions of our supreme court. Schusse v. Pace Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, 334 Ill. App. 3d 960, 965 (2002). However, a judicial opinion must be read as applicable only to the facts involved and is authority only for what is actually decided. Prairie Eye Center, Ltd. v. Butler, 305 Ill. App. 3d 442, 448 (1999). To determine the rationale for a decision, a court must ascertain what facts were considered material in the prior case and what legal proposition justified the decision. Panchinsin v. Enterprise Cos., 117 Ill. App. 3d 441, 444 (1983).\nThe Hanna II court determined that the appellate court\u2019s interpretation of section 510.40(c) of title 77 produced absurd consequences. In reaching this conclusion, the court relied on the testimony of Larry D. Eztkorn from the hearing on the consolidated suppression motions. Hanna II, 207 Ill. 2d at 491. From 1992 until 2001, Eztkorn was the division chief for the alcohol and substance testing program at IDPH, where he oversaw the program that approved evidentiary breath testing instruments for use in Illinois. After the responsibility for testing breath instruments was transferred to the Illinois Department of State Police in 2001, Eztkorn became the technical director of that agency\u2019s breath-alcohol program. Hanna II, 207 Ill. 2d at 491. He drafted portions of the current version of section 510.40(c) of title 77 and explained that, in drafting that section, he did not intend for all the federal testing protocols to be duplicated by the state. Hanna II, 207 Ill. 2d at 493.\nThe Hanna II court found the following testimony particularly relevant:\n\u201cEztkorn testified that the breath testing devices at issue were all kept in the stable environment of a police station and, thus, were not exposed to power fluctuations, vibrations, or temperature extremes. Because the devices were not exposed to these conditions, Eztkorn explained, it would not \u2018make any sense\u2019 and was \u2018not necessary in the state of Illinois\u2019 to perform a power input test, an ambient temperature test or a vibrational stability test on the breath analysis instruments. Further, according to Eztkorn, the Department did not have the equipment to conduct the tests.\u201d Hanna II, 207 Ill. 2d at 500.\nAdditionally, the court noted that Eztkorn was unquestionably qualified to testify on this issue and that his testimony was neither impeached nor contradicted. Hanna II, 207 Ill. 2d at 500. From this evidence, the Hanna II court concluded that the appellate court\u2019s interpretation of section 510.40(c) of title 77 ignored the \u201creal-world activity\u201d behind the regulation. Hanna II, 207 Ill. 2d at 500. The Hanna II court resolved that IDPH did not intend for the regulation to require IDPH \u201cto perform irrelevant and unnecessary testing, for which it had no equipment and which, as a consequence, would prevent it from approving any breath testing device for use in Illinois.\u201d Hanna II, 207 Ill. 2d at 501.\nAs we previously stated, defendants argue that their cases are factually distinguishable from Hanna II. Briefly, the material fact that they contend distinguishes their cases is that they believe that Eztkorn was lying when he said that the three NHTSA tests were irrelevant in Illinois and that IDPH did not intend for those tests to be duplicated by the state. As proof, they argue that, in their cases, Eztkorn\u2019s testimony was contradicted by the testimony of Arthur Flores, a chemist for the United States Department of Transportation, who helped create NHTSA\u2019s testing protocols for breath testing instruments. We cannot agree that Flores\u2019 testimony creates a material fact that distinguishes Hanna II from the present appeals.\nThe Hanna II court held that, in drafting section 510.40(c) of title 77, IDPH did not intend for NHTSA\u2019s testing protocols for breath testing devices to be duplicated by IDPH before the device was certified and used in the field. Hanna II, 207 Ill. 2d at 501. This holding is a ruling on an issue of law that is binding on this court. \u201cAfter our supreme court has declared the law with respect to an issue, this court must follow that law, as only the supreme court has authority to overrule or modify its own decisions.\u201d Mekertichian v. Mercedes-Benz U.S.A., L.L.C., 347 Ill. App. 3d 828, 836 (2004). We cannot redetermine a legal issue because a defendant supplies additional testimony. To distinguish Hanna II, defendants have to demonstrate that a material fact is different and that it makes that holding inapplicable. Panchinsin, 117 Ill. App. 3d at 444.\nAlthough defendants argue that, in their cases, Eztkorn admitted that the breath testing instruments were sometimes used at roadblocks as mobile devices, they do not claim that their breath tests were performed at roadblocks or that the particular breath testing instrument used for their tests had been used at roadblocks. Such a circumstance may be a material factual difference from Hanna II, but in these cases it did not occur.\nInstead, defendants attempt to parcel Eztkorn\u2019s testimony and find factual discrepancies between his testimony in Hanna II, his present testimony, and Flores\u2019s testimony. However, the import of Eztkorn\u2019s testimony remains without contradiction. Eztkorn helped revise the regulation at issue. As a result, the Hanna II court relied on his testimony to construe the drafters\u2019 intent in crafting the regulation. On this point, Eztkorn testified that \u201cit \u2018was never [his] intent\u2019 when drafting the changes to section 510.40(c) to adopt all the federal testing standards.\u201d Hanna II, 207 Ill. 2d at 493. Flores did not and, as a chemist for the federal government, could not testify that IDPH had a different intent when drafting the regulation.\nIn the present appeals, the trial courts relied on the holding of Hanna I to grant defendants\u2019 motions in limine, suppressing the breath test results because the testing instruments were not properly tested before approved. The Hanna II court reversed Hanna I, holding that section 510.40(c) of title 77 did not require that IDPH duplicate NHTSA\u2019s tests. Hanna II, 207 Ill. 2d at 501. As a result, the trial courts\u2019 conclusion that defendants\u2019 breath tests were not admissible under section 11 \u2014 501.2(a)(1) of the Vehicle Code cannot stand.\nThe judgments of the circuit courts of Du Page and Boone Counties are reversed and the causes are remanded for further proceedings.\nReversed and remanded.\nO\u2019MALLEY, EJ., and GEOMETER, J., concur.", "type": "majority", "author": "JUSTICE CALLUM" } ], "attorneys": [ "Joseph E. Birkett, State\u2019s Attorney, of Wheaton, and Roger T. Russell, State\u2019s Attorney, of Belvidere (Neal E Thompson and Lisa Anne Hoffman, Assistant State\u2019s Attorneys, and Martin R Moltz and Lawrence M. Bauer, both of State\u2019s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor\u2019s Office, of counsel), for the People.", "Donald J. Ramsell, of Ramsell & Armamentos, of Wheaton, for appellees David E Rosinski, Theodore J. Rigas, Thomas J. Janozik, Anthony J. Gianfrancisco, and Ivan Dukic.", "David R. Castegnaro, of Rockford, for appellee Brett A. Jensen." ], "corrections": "", "head_matter": "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DAVID F. ROSINSKI, Defendant-Appellee.\u2014THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THEODORE J. RIGAS, Defendant-Appellee.\u2014THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THOMAS J. JANOZIK, Defendant-Appellee.\u2014THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ANTHONY J. GIANFRANCISCO, Defendant-Appellee.\u2014THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. IVAN DUKIC, Defendant-Appellee.\u2014THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRETT A. JENSEN, Defendant-Appellee.\nSecond District\nNos. 2\u201402\u20140835 through 2\u201402\u20140839, 2\u201402\u20141054 cons.\nOpinion filed July 21, 2004.\nRehearing denied August 18, 2004.\nJoseph E. Birkett, State\u2019s Attorney, of Wheaton, and Roger T. Russell, State\u2019s Attorney, of Belvidere (Neal E Thompson and Lisa Anne Hoffman, Assistant State\u2019s Attorneys, and Martin R Moltz and Lawrence M. Bauer, both of State\u2019s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor\u2019s Office, of counsel), for the People.\nDonald J. Ramsell, of Ramsell & Armamentos, of Wheaton, for appellees David E Rosinski, Theodore J. Rigas, Thomas J. Janozik, Anthony J. Gianfrancisco, and Ivan Dukic.\nDavid R. Castegnaro, of Rockford, for appellee Brett A. Jensen." }, "file_name": "0459-01", "first_page_order": 477, "last_page_order": 482 }