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· 12/4/1978

People v. Mazzone

Citations

  • 383 N.E.2d 947
  • 74 Ill. 2d 44
  • 23 Ill. Dec. 76
  • 1978 Ill. LEXIS 377

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a fine imposed as punishment on the defendant, and there is a pending appeal, upon his death there is no justice in punishing his survivors for his offense
  • holding that a fine imposed as punishment on the defendant, and there is a pending appeal, upon his death there is no justice in punishing his survivors for his offense
  • finding that an appeal abated where the 8 corporate appellant had been involuntarily dissolved after it had perfected its appeal but before the appellate court had issued a decision
  • defendant sentenced to 30 days in jail and $300 criminal fine—conviction abated in its entirety
  • “[T]he dissolution of a corporation is analogous to the death of an individual.”

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Judges: Kluczynski

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