People v. McCoy

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an interlocutory appeal by the People of the State of Illinois from an order entered by the Circuit Court of Cook County suppressing evidence. The trial judge granted defendant’s motion to suppress evidence for the reason that a prior federal warrant, which was the basis for tire Illinois search warrant, was improperly issued.

The federal search warrant was issued on July 2, 1970. The affidavit supporting issuance of this warrant was prepared by a United States Treasury Agent and detailed specific transactions during which…