People v. Eddington

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GREEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The unusual procedure followed in this case presents a new problem in the application of Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 604(a)(1)), which permits the State an interlocutory appeal from an order “the substantive effect of which results in * * * suppressing evidence.”

Defendant James Eddington was indicted in the Circuit Court of Sangamon County for the offenses of solicitation to commit murder, attempt to commit murder and transfer of a controlled substance. Prior to trial he filed a “Motion in…