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People of Illinois v. Gates

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 26, 1981No. 53453PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ward

On May 3, 1978, the Bloomingdale police department received by mail an anonymous handwritten letter which alleged that Susan Gates and Lance Gates, her husband, were planning to travel to Florida in a few days for the purpose of obtaining illegal drugs. The letter read:

“This letter is to inform you that you have a couple in your town who strictly make their living on selling drugs. They are Sue and Lance Gates, they live on Green-way, off Bloomingdale Rd. in the condominiums. Most of their buys are done in Florida. Sue his wife drives their car to Florida where she leaves it to be loaded up…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. TislerIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  3. State v. NovembrinoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
  4. People v. CaballesIllinois Supreme Court · 2006
  5. United States v. Ramon NavarroCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

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