People v. Beverly

On June 7, 2004, defendant, Damien O. Beverly, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.6(a)(1) (West 2004)). On March 17, 2005, the trial court granted defendant’s motion to quash the arrest and suppress evidence. The court subsequently denied the State’s motions to reconsider and reopen proofs, and this appeal followed. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On March 10, 2005, the trial court held a hearing on defendant’s motion to quash the arrest and suppress evidence. Defendant testified as follows. On June 7, 2004, at approximately 5 p.m., defendant drove to the Sagecrest…