People v. Vogel

delivered the. opinion of the court:

The defendant, Robert Vogel, was charged by information with the offense of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (cocaine). The circuit court of Peoria County granted defendant’s motion to suppress evidence and the State has appealed. The issues on appeal are whether the police had probable cause to arrest defendant and whether exigent circumstances justified a warrantless search of a bus locker.

At the hearing on defendant’s motions the court also heard testimony relating to a motion to quash a search warrant in a case involving two other…