Legal Opinion
People v. Trull
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 15, 1978No. 14850PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mills
Burglary conviction, 4-20 years.
Search and seizure.
Can police use keys found at the scene of a burglary to open a locked door to an apartment building and then enter common areas and hallways therein?
No.
We reverse and remand.
The record tells us the following story: Decatur Police Officer Dennis Harris received a police radio dispatch informing him that someone was attempting to break into an apartment at 2480 N. Graceland in Decatur. Officer Harris proceeded to that address, discovered the defendant on the balcony of an apartment building attempting to forcibly gain entry to one of the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Harold B. Dorman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Earl Franklin FlukerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Leland CarrigerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- People v. WilsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Commonwealth v. TerebieniecSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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