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- Title: People v. Romano
- Author : Illinois Appellate Court Second District Judgment Affirmed
- Release Date : January 31, 1985
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
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Defendant John Romano was charged by indictment on August 3, 1982, with the offense of reckless homicide and was convicted after a seven-day jury trial. On appeal, defendant contends the trial court committed reversible error by admitting the results of a chemical analysis performed on his blood because the sample was not handled properly and because he did not consent to the blood test, and also erred in allowing the admission of his statements at the hospital because he was in custody, but received no Miranda warnings. Finally, defendant argues the trial court erred in allowing the jury to hear the testimony of the State's accident reconstruction expert prior to striking that testimony. We affirm. The accident involving defendant and which resulted in the death of Brett Motisi occurred at approximately 5:35 p.m. on July 23, 1982, in Kane County. Both defendant and his brother, Tom Romano, spent the afternoon of July 23 at a friend's house. At approximately 4:30 p.m. defendant followed his brother by car back to their parent's home, arriving at approximately 5 p.m. Intending to return to the friend's house, defendant again followed his brother, each in a separate car, eastbound on Bowes Road. Defendant moved into the oncoming lane of traffic to pass his brother, and his car struck Brett, who was traveling by bicycle with westbound traffic on the north side of Bowes Road. Brett's mother, Karen Motisi, was also struck by defendant's car. The victim's sister, Kimberlee Motisi, who was also riding a bicycle, was not injured.