People v. O'NEAL

The State has appealed from an order of the circuit court of Cook County which quashed a search warrant and suppressed evidence seized under its authority.

The trial court gave the following three reasons in support of its order: (1) the complaint for search warrant was signed by “John Doe,” a fictitious name; (2) no reason was contained in the complaint as to why it was signed “John Doe”; and (3) “John Doe” could not have a perjury charge brought against him if the facts were not as he had alleged. The State contends that the trial court “misinterpreted the law concerning the use by the…