Legal Opinion

People v. Patel

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 24, 2000No. 2-98-1629Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

24 May 2000

No. 2--98--1629

IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

SECOND DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

SAMIR R. PATEL,

Defendant-Appellee.))))))))))

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Du Page County.

No. 98--CM--877

Honorable

Cary B. Pierce,

Judge, Presiding.

2Opinion of the Court · ColwellJustice Colwell

The issue presented in this case is whether a passenger in an automobile detained pursuant to a routine traffic stop is entitled to Miranda warnings where the passenger is questioned regarding suspected unlawful activity unrelated to the basis for the stop. The State appeals from the trial court's order granting the…

3Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Stansbury v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Thompson v. KeohaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. People v. NielsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1999

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