Legal Opinion

People v. McCarty

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 29, 1973No. 72-353PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Per curiam

Defendant, Robert P. McCarty was found guHty of unlawful possession of more than 2.5 but less than 10 grams of cannabis after a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Clay County.

Defendant contends on appeal that the court erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence. We agree.

Defendant was walking in the vicinity of the Flora police station and near a van truck belonging to a person recently arrested for possession of marijuana. He was notified by the police and since they suspected that he had some connection with the arrested owner of the van, they called him over to the station to…

2Cited by20 opinions

  1. Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. People v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
  3. People v. FeltonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  4. State v. JonesCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1995
  5. State v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1983

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