People v. Martinez

PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY

delivered the opinion of the court:

On July 18, 1990, defendant Juan Martinez was charged with having committed offenses of unlawful delivery of heroin and cocaine on April 19 and May 30, 1989, respectively, in violation of sections 401(c) and 401(b)(2) of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 56½, pars. 1401(c), (b)(2)). Defendant pleaded not guilty, and filed motions to dismiss the charges and to quash his arrest and suppress his statement on grounds that the State unreasonably delayed filing charges and that his warrantless arrest more than…