People v. Rodriguez

Defendant was charged by information with the offense of unlawful possession with intent to deliver more than 30 grams of heroin. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. par. 1401(a)(1).) After a hearing in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant’s motion to suppress this evidence was granted, and the State now appeals (87 Ill. 2d R. 604(a)(1)), contending that the trial court’s order was against the manifest weight of the evidence.

The record shows that about 10:30 p.m. on September 11, 1983, police officers recovered 1,509 grams of heroin from the trunk of an automobile being driven by defendant in…