People v. DeLaire

The State appeals the order of the circuit court of Du Page County which suppressed evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant and the defendants’ message unit detail (MUD) records obtained by a post-indictment grand jury subpoena. The circuit court entered an order of suppression in the causes against each defendant, Edward DeLaire and Donald Rippin. The appeals were consolidated because of the common facts and issues. The State contends the circuit court first erred in finding that citizens have a privacy interest in MUD records. Second, the State argues that the circuit court erred when…