Legal Opinion
People v. Miller
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 18, 1993No. 4-92-0587PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Knecht
On February 1, 1991, defendant John Miller was driving on Interstate 55 (hereinafter 1-55) in McLean County, Illinois. He was stopped by Illinois State trooper Jeff Gaither for an alleged loud muffler. After an alleged consensual search of defendant’s vehicle, 44 pounds of cannabis were confiscated and defendant was charged by indictment with cannabis trafficking and unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver. HI. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 56a/2, pars. 705.1, 705(e).
After a hearing in February 1992, the trial judge denied defendant’s motion to suppress the cannabis seized and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- People v. NealIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
- People v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
- People v. GormanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- People v. GuerrieriAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- United States v. SimpsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
- United States v. FloresCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- People v. GaytanAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
- State v. HortonIdaho Court of Appeals · 2018
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