People v. Ayres

The defendants, Robert Ayres and Robert Brockett, were charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 951/2, par. 11 — 501). Both defendants took breathalyzer tests and thereafter filed motions to suppress the test results in their separate DUI proceedings. The trial court granted the motions, finding in each case that the defendant’s consent to the breathalyzer test was involuntary. The State appeals both cases. This court ordered the consolidation of these appeals because they raise a common claim. We now reverse the trial court’s suppression orders.

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