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PEOPLE v. CERVANTES

No. 2-09-0900.

945 N.E.2d 1193 (2011)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ildifonso CERVANTES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

March 16, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarke P. Devereux (Court-appointed), Durkin & Roberts, Chicago, for Ildifonso Cervantes.

Michael J. Waller, Lake County State's Attorney, Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director, Sally A. Swiss, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, for People of the State of Illinois.

OPINION

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

Following a bench trial, defendant, Ildifonso Cervantes, was convicted of resisting a peace officer (720 ILCS 5/31-1(a-7) (West 2008)). The offense was a Class 4 felony because defendant's conduct proximately caused injuries to an officer. Defendant appeals, contending that his act of running from the police was not the proximate cause of the officer's injuries. We affirm.

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