People v. Bookout

JUSTICE MAAG *

delivered the opinion of the court;

Defendant John A. Bookout was arrested and charged with one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) and one count of unlawful possession of cannabis (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch.56x/2, pars. 1402(b), 704(a)). The defendant made a motion to quash his arrest and suppress the evidence seized along with his inculpatory statements. The trial court granted defendant’s motion. The State now appeals from the order suppressing evidence. We affirm.

At the hearing on defendant’s motion, the parties stipulated that the transcript of…