Legal Opinion
People v. Layton
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 29, 1990No. 4-89-0495PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lund
After a bench trial, defendant was convicted of the offense of unlawful possession of more than 30 and less than 500 grams of a substance containing cannabis (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 561/2, par. 704(d)), and was sentenced to a term of two years’ probation. Defendant appeals, arguing the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence, which was discovered by a conservation officer in a warrantless search of an opaque bag in the cab of defendant’s truck on the first day of hunting season.
The facts were these. On November 8, 1986, the first weekend of upland game hunting…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Moresi v. State, Dept. of Wildlife & FisheriesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- People v. McGeeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
- Commonwealth v. IckesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- People v. MaikhioCalifornia Supreme Court · 2011
- Kole v. Village of NorridgeDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2013
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