People v. Jackson

We here again confront a perplexing problem in the interpretation of Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1) (58 Ill. 2d R. 604(a)(1)) which provides:

“When State May Appeal. In criminal cases the State may appeal only from an order or judgment the substantive effect of which results in dismissing a charge for any of the grounds enumerated in section 114 — 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963; arresting judgment because of a defective indictment, information or complaint; quashing an arrest or search warrant; or suppressing evidence.”

The question is whether the order from which appeal is sought is…