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  "name": "The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph W. Nowak, Mayor of Calumet City, Defendant-Appellant",
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      "The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph W. Nowak, Mayor of Calumet City, Defendant-Appellant."
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      {
        "text": "MEMORANDUM OPINION\nMr. JUSTICE LEIGHTON\ndelivered the opinion of the court:\nThis appeal is from a judgment that ousted appellant from the office of mayor of Calumet City, Illinois. A quo warranto complaint by appellee alleged that in a federal prosecution, appellant was convicted of an infamous crime. While the cause was pending, appellant\u2019s conviction was affirmed. (United States v. Nowak (7 Cir. 1971), 448 F.2d 134.) Both parties filed motions for summary judgment. After hearing argument the trial judge found that appellant was convicted of an infamous crime, a fact which, pursuant to constitutional and statutory provisions, disqualified him from holding public office. (See Ill. Const. 1870, art. IV, sec. 4; Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 46, par. 25 \u2014 2(Fifth); Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 124 \u2014 2(a).) The trial judge denied appellant\u2019s motion and granted appellee\u2019s. The only issue in this appeal is whether appellant\u2019s federal conviction was for an infamous crime.\nSoon after the appeal was docketed in this court, one of appellant\u2019s constituents filed an original petition for a writ of prohibition from the Supreme Court of Illinois. AppeHant was a party in that proceeding. In its November 1971 Term, the Supreme Court filed an opinion in which it awarded the writ, holding that appellant\u2019s federal conviction was infamous. (See People ex rel. Taborski v. Illinois Appellate Court, First District, 50 lll.2d 336.) Thus, the only issue appellant presents for our review has been resolved against him. For this reason, appellee has moved for summary affirmance. The motion is sustained. The judgment is affirmed.\nThis opinion is filed in conformance with Supreme Court Rule 23. Ill. Rev. Stat, ch. 110A, par. 23, adopted, effective January 31, 1972.\nJudgment affirmed.\nSTAMOS, P. J., and SCHWARTZ, J., concur.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Anna R. Lavin, of Chicago, for appellant.",
      "Edward V. Hanrahan, State\u2019s Attorney, of Chicago, (James A. Rooney, 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. Joseph W. Nowak, Mayor of Calumet City, Defendant-Appellant.\n(No. 56248;\nFirst District\nMarch 28, 1972.\nAnna R. Lavin, of Chicago, for appellant.\nEdward V. Hanrahan, State\u2019s Attorney, of Chicago, (James A. Rooney, Assistant State\u2019s Attorney, of counsel,) for the People."
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