People v. Sargeant

Defendant, Susan Sargeant, was charged with theft by unauthorized control and theft by deception of property in excess of $100,000 from her former employer, Graphic Approach, Inc. (Graphic). 720 ILCS 5/3 — 8 (West 1994). Defendant filed a motion in limine to bar the State’s handwriting expert. After the trial court granted the motion, the State appealed pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1). 134 Ill. 2d R. 604(a)(1).

Rule 604(a)(1) allows the State to appeal a pretrial suppression order if the substantive effect of the trial court’s order granting the defendant’s motion in limine is to…