People v. 7th District Judge

This appeal presents questions of the validity of an arrest and the admissibility of a pistol acquired as a result of a search and seizure from an automobile.

Defendant, Daniel Soto, was stopped for speeding (82 miles per hour in a 70-mile zone). He was alone. The vehicle was a clean 1971 Chevrolet Camaro with a bent, dirty Illinois license plate on the rear. A traffic summons was issued for speeding. He was unable to produce a vehicle registration certificate. He told the police the car belonged to his brother who lived in Coloma, Michigan, and that his brother had removed all vehicle…