People v. Johnson

Miss JUSTICE McGILLICUDDY

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendants, L.V. Johnson and Curtis Forte, were charged with possession of a controlled substance (heroin) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, eh. 56M, par. 1402(a)). At the preliminary hearing the defendants moved to quash their arrest and suppress certain physical evidence. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied this motion and made a finding of probable cause to arrest the defendants. A preliminary hearing was conducted immediately thereafter, and a finding of probable cause was entered as to Johnson and Forte. The case was…