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People v. Rosinski

Case Date: 07/21/2004
Court: 2nd District Appellate
Docket No: 2-02-0835, 2-02-0836, 2-02-0837, 2-02

Nos. 2--02--0835, 2--02--0836, 2--02--0837, 2--02--0838, 2--02--0839, 2--02--1054 cons.

IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

SECOND DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF ILLINOIS,

          Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.





DAVID F. ROSINSKI,

          Defendant-Appellee.

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of Du Page County.


Nos. 97--DT--146
         00--CF--191
         00--CF--1749
         00--DT--3056
         00--DT--5400
         01--DT--33

Honorable
George J. Bakalis,
Judge, Presiding.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF ILLINOIS,

          Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

THEODORE J. RIGAS,

          Defendant-Appellee.

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of Du Page County.



No. 00--DT--3056

Honorable
Peter J. Dockery,
Judge, Presiding.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF ILLINOIS,

          Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

THOMAS J. JANOZIK,

          Defendant-Appellee.

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of Du Page County.



No. 00--DT--5400

Honorable
Peter J. Dockery,
Judge, Presiding.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF ILLINOIS,

          Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

ANTHONY J. GIANFRANCISCO,

          Defendant-Appellee.

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of Du Page County.



No. 01--DT--33

Honorable
Peter J. Dockery,
Judge, Presiding.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF ILLINOIS,

          Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

IVAN DUKIC,

          Defendant-Appellee.

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of Du Page County.



No. 00--CF--1749

Honorable
George J. Bakalis,
Judge, Presiding.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF ILLINOIS,

          Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

BRETT A. JENSEN,

          Defendant-Appellee.

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of Boone County.



No. 97--DT--146

Honorable
J. Edward Prochaska,
Judge, Presidsing.

JUSTICE CALLUM delivered the opinion of the court:

These cases are consolidated for the purposes of appeal. Defendants, David F. Rosinski,Theodore J. Rigas, Thomas J. Janozik, Anthony J. Gianfrancisco, Ivan Dukic, who were allrepresented by the same attorney, and Brett A. Jensen, were arrested and charged with driving underthe influence of alcohol (625 ILCS 5/11--501(a)(2) (West 1994)), after breath analyses indicated thatthey had unlawful breath-alcohol content. Each defendant filed a motion in limine to prohibitevidence of the breath testing instrument's reading, arguing that the breath testing instrument usedin his case had not been tested by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), as required by anIllinois regulation, prior to being approved for use in the field. The instruments involved are the IntoxEC/IR and the Intoximeter 3000. Relying on People v. Hanna, 332 Ill. App. 3d 527 (2002) (HannaI), rev'd, 207 Ill. 2d 486 (2003), the trial courts granted the motions. After filing certificates ofimpairment, the State appeals, arguing that because Hanna I was reversed by the supreme court inPeople v. Hanna, 207 Ill. 2d 486 (2003) (Hanna II), the motions granted under the appellate court'sdecision should also be reversed. This argument presents a question of law, and our review is denovo. In re Estate of K.E.S., 347 Ill. App. 3d 452, 461 (2004). We reverse and remand.

Defendants' argument is premised on the regulatory scheme for breath testing instrumentsfound in section 11--501.2 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Vehicle Code) (625 ILCS 5/11--501.2 (West1994)) and section 510.40 of title 77 of the Illinois Administrative Code (title 77) (77 Ill. Adm. Code