People v. Nelson

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was arrested on October 25, 1978, and charged with unlawful use of weapons for carrying a loaded revolver within Chicago city limits while on parole. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 24 — 1(a) (10).) He filed motions to quash arrest and suppress evidence which aUeged that police arrested him in front of his home and searched his father’s automobile without warrant or probable cause, and sought the suppression of a revolver allegedly found in the trunk of the automobile. After evidentiary hearings, defendant’s motions…