People v. Boyle

These consolidated appeals are taken by the State from orders of the circuit court of Cook County sustaining motions to suppress evidence. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 604(a).) The State contends that the arresting officer’s conduct was not unlawful under the circumstances, thereby rendering the seizure of evidence and arrests proper. We agree and reverse.

In cause No. 76-1697, the record shows that on April 6,1976, at 11:30 a.m., Chicago Police Officer Patrick Chambers, who was assigned to the gambling unit, saw defendant James Boyle enter a building owned by the Chicago Transit…