People v. Cardella

Defendants were tried by jury, convicted and sentenced in the circuit court of St. Clair county for having in their possession with criminal intent certain described burglar tools in violation of the statute in such case made and provided. When arraigned they declined to plead, and a plea of not guilty was entered in their behalf by the court. Their counsel then interposed a motion to quash the information and discharge defendants on the ground that the evidence against them had been obtained by an unlawful search and seizure. This motion was denied and the case brought on for trial.…