People v. Valdez

The defendant, George Valdez, was charged by information with the offenses of unlawful possession of cannabis and unlawful use of weapons, to wit, possession of metal knuckles. The evidence allegedly supporting these charges was found and taken by the police from the defendant’s car during the course of a search of that car following the arrest of the defendant on a previous charge. The trial court granted the defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence and the State appeals.

Testimony at the hearing disclosed that on August 22, 1978, at approximately 2:45 a.m., uniformed Lombard police…