People v. Anthony

The defendant, Samuel Anthony, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance after Springfield police officers found a rock of cocaine on his person. The defendant filed a motion to suppress the cocaine, charging that the warrantless search and seizure conducted by the police was unconstitutional. The circuit court of Sangamon County granted the defendant’s suppression motion, and the State appealed. The appellate court reversed the trial court (No. 4—99—0708 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23)), and the defendant appealed.

The central issue in this case is whether…