People v. Laspisa

In a prosecution for the illegal possession of less than 30 grams of a substance containing cocaine, a controlled substance (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 56V2, par. 1402(a)(2)(A)), the State appeals an order suppressing statements made by defendant, James D. Laspisa, before and after he and three other individuals were arrested by officers of the Elmhurst police department. The trial court held that the arrest of the defendant and the search of the car in which he and the other three people were riding were proper. However, the court granted defendant’s motion to suppress his statements on the…