People v. Bonutti

Defendant, Boris E Bonutti, was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol (625 ILCS 5/11— 501(a)(2) (West 2002)) and driving with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more (625 ILCS 5/11 — 501(a)(1) (West 2002)). Defendant moved to suppress the results of his breath-alcohol test, arguing that an episode of gastroesophageal reflux rendered those results unreliable. Following an evidentiary hearing, the circuit court of Effingham County granted the motion and suppressed the test results. The appellate court affirmed. 338 111. App. 3d 333. We allowed the State’s petition for…