People v. Miles

Defendant, Johnnie C. Miles, moved to suppress the State’s evidence against him because the police had acquired it by violating the fourth amendment (U.S. Const., amend. IV). After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court granted the motion. The State appeals, arguing that by requesting identification from defendant, a passenger in a car legally stopped for a traffic violation, the police did not violate the fourth amendment.

The trial court found the police had no probable cause or articulable suspicion that defendant had committed any crime. We accept that pivotal finding because it is not…