The PEOPLE v. Smith

In a bench trial before the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Maurice Smith, was convicted of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug and sentenced to not less than two years nor more than four years in the penitentiary. Defendant contends that the warrantless search of his person that revealed his possession of marijuana constituted a violation of his constitutional rights against unreasonable search and seizure under the fourth amendment to the United States constitution, and that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress such evidence.

In response to a radio call that a…