People v. Francis

Mr. JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff appeals from an order granting defendant’s motion to suppress certain evidence.

The State’s evidence disclosed that at about 9:20 P.M. a police officer on patrol saw defendant’s car parked facing north with one of its wheels on the road. The officer parked his squad car behind defendant’s auto and walked toward it. He testified that, at the time, there were no occupants in the vehicle and defendant was standing about 10-15 feet east of it. He asked if he could assist in getting defendant’s car off the roadway to avoid…