Legal Opinion

People v. Casazza

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 17, 1991No. 70914PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman

The State appeals the decision of the appellate court which affirmed the grant by the circuit court of Will County of the motion to suppress of respondents, Eva Casazza, Elizabeth Chartier and Kenneth Chartier.

BACKGROUND

Respondents were charged with unlawful delivery and possession of cannabis. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 561/2, pars. 705(a), 707(a), 704(b).) Thereafter, respondents moved to suppress the evidence seized during a search of a yacht owned by respondents Chartiers. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court granted respondents’ motion. The appellate court, with one justice…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Rawlings v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Arkansas v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Segura v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. United States v. Irving L. NapueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. People v. AnthonyIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
  2. People v. TaggartAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  3. People v. CardenasAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  4. McMorran v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2002
  5. People v. RobinsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001

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