Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 1, 1995No. 1-93-2507PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Buckley
Defendant was charged with possession of a controlled substance in violation of section 402(c) of the Illinois Controlled Substance Act (111. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 561/2, par. 1402(c) (now 720 ILCS 570/402 (West 1992))). The trial court denied defendant’s motion to suppress evidence and after a bench trial found defendant guilty. Defendant appeals the denial of the motion to suppress, alleging the stop and frisk were invalid under Terry v. Ohio (1968), 392 U.S. 1, 20 L. Ed. 2d 889, 88 S. Ct. 1868.
At the hearing on defendant’s motion to suppress and at trial, Officer Terry presented the only…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by25 opinions
- People v. DeLunaAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
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- People v. D.W.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2003
- People v. Mario T.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2007
- People v. SimpsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2015
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