Legal Opinion

People v. Lawlor

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 9, 1981No. 80-725Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lindberg

This is an appeal by the State from an order of the Circuit Court of Du Page County suppressing evidence which would otherwise have been presented by the State at the trial of defendant, John Lawlor, Jr. We reverse and remand.

Defendant was arrested on February 14, 1980, and charged by information on May 20,1980, with the offenses of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 56M, par. 1402(b)), unlawful possession and use of a driver’s license (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 95/2, par. 6 — 301), and possession of firearm ammunition without the requisite firearm…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. People v. DeCuirAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  3. People v. RatliffIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
  4. People v. ArronAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
  5. People v. RatliffAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975

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