People v. McCoy

Defendant, Roy L. McCoy, Sr., was charged with two counts of theft in excess of $300 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, pars. 16 — 1(a)(1) and 16 — 1(d)(1)). Defendant filed a motion to quash the search warrant, which the trial court granted, and the State appeals pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1) (87 Ill. 2d R. 604(a)(1)).

The State seeks reversal contending that under the totality of the circumstances there was probable cause for issuance of the search warrant. Alternatively, the State argues that assuming there was no probable cause, the “good-faith” exception to the exclusionary rule,…