People v. Rizzo

Defendant was charged with the offense of impersonating a police officer in violation of the Illinois Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 17 — 2). He moved to suppress the police badge and identification card seized from him on April 6,1975. The trial court granted the motion and ordered his property returned to him. It made no findings of fact or conclusions of law. The State appeals from the trial court’s order pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 604(a)(1)), contending that the trial court erred in suppressing the evidence.

On April…