People v. Raddatz

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURMAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

Pursuant to a petition filed on behalf of the defendant, the trial judge, after a pretrial bench hearing, suppressed the defendant’s written confession. The State appeals from this order.

At the outset we are confronted with the contention by the defendant that the State has no right to appeal from an order suppressing a confession. We see no merit to this contention.

Supreme Court Rule 27 (Ill Rev Stats 1965, c 110, § 101.27) headed Procedure in Criminal Appeals provides in part:(4) In criminal cases the State may appeal from an…