People v. J.J.

Respondent, J.J., was charged in a petition for adjudication as a delinquent minor filed in the circuit court of Kane County with the offenses of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 561/2, par. 1402(a)(2)) and unlawful use of weapons (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 24 — 1(a)(4)). Following the granting of respondent’s motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence seized during a pat-down search, the State appeals pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 604(a)(1) and 660(a) (107 Ill. 2d Rules 604(a)(1), 660(a)).

The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the…