People v. Zamora

Defendants Herlindo Zamora (Herlindo), his son, Alfonso Zamora (Alfonso), and Lisa Bouza (Lisa) were arrested on several narcotics charges after the police recovered two plastic bags containing controlled substances from the front seat of a vehicle in which they were sitting. The State appeals from an order of the circuit court granting defendants’ motion to quash their arrest and to suppress the physical evidence. We affirm.

We are presented two issues for review: (1) whether the police were legally justified in approaching defendants’ vehicle and requesting Herlindo to produce his driver's…