A leading appellate attorney reviews the Illinois Supreme Court opinion handed down Friday, June 2.
People v. Pinkett, 2023 IL 127223
By Kerry J. Bryson, Office of the State Appellate Defender
Michael Pinkett was convicted of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer following an incident where he failed to stop his motorcycle in response to police lights and sirens and drove more than 21 mph over the speed limit.
In June 2017, Deputy Sheriff Brad Wassell observed Pinkett and two other individuals driving motorcycles in excess of the speed limit. Wassell, who was in an unmarked
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