People v. Rice

*841 *547 ¶ 1 Following a traffic stop, defendant Jeremiah Paige Rice was charged with one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance ( 720 ILCS 646/60(b)(4) (West 2016) (methamphetamine possession) ). He filed a motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence, which the trial court denied. After a stipulated bench trial, the circuit court found defendant guilty and sentenced him to 11 years in prison. He appeals the denial of his motion to suppress, arguing that, under the recent amendment to the Cannabis Control Act (Act) ( 720 ILCS 550/4 (West 2016) ), the odor of burnt cannabis alone is…