People v. Perry

The State appeals pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(aXl) (107 Ill. 2d R. 604(aXl)) from an order of the circuit court of Du Page County granting a motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence filed by defendant, Cathy L. Perry.

The State raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the circuit court’s determination that the stop of defendant’s vehicle was pretextual is manifestly erroneous; and (2) whether the search of defendant’s purse was valid under Terry v. Ohio (1968), 392 U.S. 1, 20 L. Ed. 2d 889, 88 S. Ct. 1868, or, alternatively, was valid as a search incident to arrest.

Defendan…