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People v. Gaytan

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 21, 2015No. 116223UnpublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

2015 IL 116223

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 116223) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. JOSE GAYTAN, Appellee. Opinion filed May 21, 2015. JUSTICE BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Garman and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Karmeier, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 The defendant, Jose Gaytan, was a passenger in a car that had a rear-mounted, ball-type trailer hitch. Police officers stopped the car, believing that the trailer hitch obstructed the vehicle’s license plate in violation…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Illinois v. KrullSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. People v. GaytanIllinois Supreme Court · 2015
  2. People v. HolmesIllinois Supreme Court · 2017
  3. United States v. FloresCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  4. State v. SutherlandSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2018
  5. State v. KirkpatrickOhio Court of Appeals · 2017

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