People v. Milam

The defendant, Jerry Milam, appeals his conviction for unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 56½, par. 1402(b)). We affirm.

Prior to trial, the defendant filed a motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence. At the hearing on the motion, Deputy Ken Vitek testified that on August 7, 1989, around 10 a.m., he spoke to a confidential informant. On at least 10 previous occasions the informant had given information which Vitek had corroborated. On over 100 other occasions, the informant had given information to police.

The informant told Vitek that Edward Holmes was…