Legal Opinion
People v. Anthony
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided December 6, 2001No. 90096 RelPublished
1Opinion of the Court 1
Docket No. 90096–Agenda 36–May 2001.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. SAMUEL ANTHONY, Appellant.
Opinion filed December 6, 2001.
2Opinion of the Court · FitzgeraldJustice Fitzgerald
The defendant, Samuel Anthony, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance after Springfield police officers found a rock of cocaine on his person. The defendant filed a motion to suppress the cocaine, charging that the warrantless search and seizure conducted by the police was unconstitutional. The circuit court of Sangamon County granted the defendant’s suppression motion, and the State appealed. The appellate court reversed the…
Also in this document: Dissent.
3Cases cited32 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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