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People v. Burks

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 10, 2005No. 3—03—0162 through 3—03—0164 consPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Schmidt

The defendants, Juan Burks, Romell Ratliff, and Larry Fletcher, were arrested and charged with attempted armed robbery. 720 ILCS 5/8 — 4(a), 18 — 2(a) (West 2002). Their cases were consolidated for the purpose of a motion to quash the arrests and suppress the evidence. The trial court granted the motion and suppressed the evidence on the ground that the officers did not have probable cause to arrest the defendants. The State appeals, and we reverse.

I. FACTS

At the suppression hearing, Illinois State Police Sergeant Terry Shaw testified that he had investigated a series of similar armed…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. People v. SimsIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  3. People v. RobinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
  4. People v. D.G.Illinois Supreme Court · 1991
  5. United States v. Lorenzo Funches, Juan Carlos Toro, and Carlos Dejesus MunozCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. MarkerIllinois Supreme Court · 2009
  2. People v. MarkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008
  3. People v. MarkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008
  4. People v. MarkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008
  5. People v. MarkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008

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