People v. Filitti

The State appeals from an order of the circuit court of Du Page County granting the motion of defendant, Glenn Filitti, to suppress evidence resulting from his arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 95x/2, par. 11 — 501(a)(2)). On appeal, the State contends that the trial judge erroneously concluded it was barred from relitigating the issue of whether there was probable cause to arrest defendant when that issue had been resolved in defendant’s favor at a statutory summary-suspension hearing. We reverse.

Defendant was arrested on October 20, 1987. In…