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PEOPLE v. CURTIS

No. 2-09-0404.

944 N.E.2d 806 (2011)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Margaret CURTIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

February 23, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Lilien, Deputy Defender, Kathleen Weck (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Margaret Curtis.

Joseph P. Bruscato, Winnebago County State's Attorney, Rockford, Robert J. Biderman, Anastacia R. Brooks, State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for People.

OPINION

Justice HUTCHINSON delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Defendant, Margaret Curtis, also known as Peggy Curtis, appeals from her conviction of one count of violating the duties of an animal owner pursuant to section 3(d) of the Humane Care for Animals Act (the Act) by "knowingly and unlawfully failing to provide humane care and treatment" to her pet cat. See 510 ILCS 70/3(d) (West 2008). On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) section...

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