People v. Davis

The State appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Du Page County suppressing a statement attributed to defendant, Jerry L. Davis. The statement was part of the State’s evidence in the prosecution of an information charging defendant with two counts each of theft and forgery. The court ruled that the evidence which provided the basis for defendant’s arrest was illegally obtained, as were the statements thereafter made while defendant was in custody.

At 11 a.m. on November 13, 1977, Detective John Poss of the Schaumburg Police Department received a telephone call from an informant relating…