Legal Opinion
People v. Baltazar
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 11, 1998No. 3-97-0361PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Homer
The defendant appeals his conviction and 10-year prison sentence for unlawful possession of over 5,000 grams of cannabis (720 ILCS 550/4(g) (West 1996)) and unlawful possession with intent to deliver over 5,000 grams of cannabis (720 ILCS 550/5(g) (West 1996)). We determine that the police search of the defendant’s U-Haul truck exceeded the scope of the defendant’s consent. Therefore, we reverse.
FACTS
On the morning of February 28, 1996, the defendant was driving a U-Haul truck on Interstate 80 in Henry County when he was stopped for speeding by Illinois State Police Sergeant James Buysse. The…
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