People v. Ceja

The defendant, Colleen Ceja, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol (625 ILCS 5/11 — 501(a)(1) (West 2002)). During the bench trial, the circuit court suppressed a videotape that contained only the audio portion of the defendant performing field sobriety tests. On appeal, the State argues that the circuit court erred when it suppressed the videotape in question. We affirm.

On February 21, 2002, Joliet police officer James Schnura initiated a traffic stop of the defendant after observing the defendant’s car weave into a lane of oncoming traffic. During the stop,…