People v. Vasser

On appeal, defendant contends that he was arrested without probable cause and that trial counsel’s failure to file a motion to quash arrest and suppress defendant’s statement constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. I agree.

The defendant also contends, as the majority writes (331 Ill. App. 3d at 682), “that mere inconsistent statements do not establish probable cause for arrest.” In this regard, the defendant’s statement is a restatement from the decision proclaimed by the Illinois Supreme Court in People v. Reynolds, 94 Ill. 2d 160, 166, 415 N.E.2d 766 (1983).

In order to establish…