People v. Redmiles

Defendant was charged with the unlawful possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle in violation of section 1 of “An Act to regulate the possession, delivery, sale or exchange of hypodermic syringes ***.” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 22—50.) Prior to trial, defendant filed a motion to suppress evidence. The court denied the motion and found defendant guilty of the offense. Defendant appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence.

At the suppression hearing, several officers testified. Officer James P. Hanko-Summers, a Champaign County police officer testified that…