People v. McGhee

In a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of petty larceny and was sentenced to serve one year at Vandalia. Defendant’s sole contention is that the court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained by police officers in the search of the defendant’s automobile, and in admitting the evidence at his trial.

At the hearing on the motion to suppress, Police Officer Rinaldi testified that a woman, Lupe Gonzales, made a controlled sale of narcotics to a police informant and received marked money. After the sale, she walked directly to an automobile, entered, and was- driven away. The…