People v. Wells

Docket No. 83030–Agenda 6–January 1998.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. NORVAL W. WELLS, JR., Appellant.

Filed May 29, 1998

In 1992, the State filed an indictment against the defendant, Norval W. Wells, Jr., alleging that defendant murdered John Hale, Sr. in 1967. Defendant moved to suppress evidence seized from defendant's residence in 1967. The circuit court granted the motion and the appellate court reversed and remanded for an evidentiary hearing. People v. Wells , 273 Ill. App. 3d 349 (1995). On remand, the circuit court again granted the motion to suppress and the…