People v. Stehman

Defendant, Michael Stehman, was arrested for unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia (720 ILCS 600/3.5(a) (West 1998)). His motion to suppress evidence and quash arrest was granted by the circuit court of De Kalb County and the State appealed. 188 Ill. 2d R. 604(a)(1). The appellate court affirmed, with one justice concurring in part and dissenting in part. 324 Ill. App. 3d 54. We allowed the State’s petition for leave to appeal. 177 Ill. 2d R. 315(a).

At the hearing on defendant’s motion to suppress evidence and quash arrest, defendant testified that, on January 13, 2000, he was working at…