People v. Jackson

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GOLDBERG

delivered the opinion of the court:

The State appeals from an order of the trial court sustaining the motion of defendant, John L. Jackson, to quash his arrest and suppress physical evidence and oral statements. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110A, par. 604(a)(1).) The issues presented on appeal are: (1) whether the State filed a timely notice of appeal pertaining to the trial court’s suppression of physical evidence; (2) whether the trial court erred in quashing defendant’s arrest and suppressing the physical evidence seized as a result; and (3) whether the alleged…