Legal Opinion
People v. Wetherbe
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 26, 1984No. 83—245PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, John Wetherbe, was charged with criminal damage to property, criminal trespass to land, and three counts of burglary. Prior to trial, defendant moved to suppress evidence obtained in a search of his car, contending that the search was the result of an illegal arrest. Following a hearing the trial court granted defendant’s motion, and the State appeals.
The evidence presented at the hearing on defendant’s motion indicated that, on January 28, 1982, at approximately 2 a.m., defendant was driving his car in the vicinity of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. Tunji KincaidCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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