People v. Wiggins

The State appeals from an order of the trial court granting defendants’ motion to suppress evidence relating to a burglary. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 110A, par. 604(a)(1).) The sole issue on appeal is whether the warrantless search of the trunk of defendants’ car at the police station was proper. We reverse and remand. The pertinent facts follow.

Defendants David Wiggins, Levi Royster and James Harris were charged with the burglary of the home of Mitchell Labbee. They filed a motion to suppress evidence obtained in a search of the trunk of defendants’ car. At the hearing on the motion, the…