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People v. McCoy

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 23, 1995No. 4—94—0497, 4—94—0498 consPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lund

We have consolidated these appeals by the State pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1) (145 Ill. 2d R. 604(a)(1)) from orders of the circuit court of Ford County, granting the motions of defendants Mark Anthony McCoy and Michael Straight to suppress evidence.

Defendants were charged with unlawful possession of 15 grams or more, but less than 100 grams, of a controlled substance (cocaine) (720 ILCS 570 /402(a)(2)(A) (West 1992)), unlawful use of weapons (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1 (West 1992)), and unlawful possession of cannabis (720 ILCS 550/4(a) (West 1992)). Their arrests came on January 24, 1994,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. First Capitol Mortgage Corp. v. Talandis Construction Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1976
  4. People v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
  5. People v. DeLaireAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. United States v. Christopher DuguayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  2. People v. SparksAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
  3. People v. LeFloreAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
  4. People v. BowerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
  5. People v. BowerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997

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