Legal Opinion

People v. Morales

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 3, 2003No. 4-02-0161PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Steigmann

In June 2001, the State charged defendant, Elizabeth Morales, with possession of drug paraphernalia (720 ILCS 600/3.5(a) (West 2000)) and possession of cannabis (not more than 2.5 grams of a substance containing cannabis) (720 ILCS 550/4(a) (West 2000)). In December 2001, defendant filed a motion to suppress the evidence against her, alleging that it was obtained during an illegal search. Following a December 2001 hearing, the trial court granted defendant’s motion to suppress evidence.

The State appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by granting defendant’s motion to suppress evidence.…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Wyoming v. HoughtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1999

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. KohlAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006
  2. People v. SuttonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2007
  3. People v. GoodumAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  4. People v. GoodumAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  5. People v. KohlAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006

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