People v. Garmon

Defendant was indicted for theft (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 16 — 1(a)(1)) and burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 19 — 1(a)) and his motion to quash his arrest and suppress evidence was granted. The State appeals from that order under Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1) (107 Ill. 2d R. 604(a)(1)). We address the issue of whether the trial court’s ruling that the police did not have probable cause to arrest defendant was against- the manifest weight of the evidence. We affirm.

The only witness at the hearing on defendant’s motion to quash and suppress was Officer Sam Cozzo, who…