People v. Lockhart

The defendant, Johnny C. Lockhart, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 1998)). He filed a motion to suppress the evidence recovered from the warrantless search of his person. The trial court granted his motion, and the State appeals. We affirm.

FACTS

At the suppression hearing, the defendant testified that he went to the house at 305 Western in Joliet to speak to a man named “John” who lived at the house. The defendant did not know John’s last name, although he had known John for approximately six months. The defendant’s conversation with…