People v. Holt

Defendant, Harvey Holt, was charged with attempt rape, armed robbery, and aggravated battery. The trial court sustained defendant’s motion to suppress certain items of physical evidence, namely, a revolver and a pair of trousers. The State, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a) (1), appeals only that part of the order regarding the trousers. Although no brief has been filed by defendant, the practice of this court has been to consider the merits of such appeals. * (People v. Caruso, 2 Ill.App.3d 80, 276 N.E.2d 112.) At the hearing on defendant’s motion to suppress, the following evidence,…