People v. Torres

The Vermilion County circuit court denied the defendant’s motion to suppress illegal drugs found in his possession. The court subsequently found the defendant guilty of possession of a controlled substance (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. BGVz, par. 1402(b)) and possession of cannabis (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. BGVa, par. 704(c)) and sentenced him to two concurrent one-year terms of probation. The defendant appeals from the court’s order denying his motion to suppress. We affirm.

The defendant, testifying at the suppression hearing, stated that he had a history of blackouts and that such a seizure…