People v. Janis

The defendant, Ronald Janis, was charged in the circuit court of Du Page County with possession of a stolen motor vehicle (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 95½, par. 4— 103(a)(1)), and with possession of a motor vehicle having a vehicle identification number removed (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 95½, par. 4 — 103(a)(4)). Prior to trial, the defendant moved to suppress evidence of the stolen vehicle, alleging that Villa Park police officers unlawfully entered his private property without a search warrant and searched and seized the stolen vehicle from an area in which he had a justified expectation of…