People v. Sanders
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE KARNS
delivered the opinion of the court:
This is an appeal by the State from an order of the Circuit Court of Randolph County granting the motion of defendant-appellee Andrew G. Sanders to suppress evidence seized from the trunk of his car pursuant to a warrantless search.
The defendant was indicted for possession of more than 30 grams but less than 500 grams of cannabis, in violation of section 4(d) of the Cannabis Control Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 56½, par. 704(d)). A preliminary hearing was held at which only one witness, the arresting officer, testified. At the…
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