People v. Elkins

The defendant, while an inmate of the Ogle County Jail, was arrested and charged with the unlawful possession of controlled substances. The trial court granted the defendant’s motion to suppress physical evidence taken from in and around the defendant’s jail bunk, and certain statements which had been made by the defendant. The State appeals.

The evidence adduced at the hearing on the defendant’s suppression motion can be summarized as follows: On March 5, 1976, one of the defendant’s cellmates told guards at the Ogle County Jail that the defendant had drugs, including marijuana, concealed in…