People v. Moore

The defendant, Thomas Moore, was charged with the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 95V2, par. 11 — 501(a)(4)). The State appeals the ruling of the appellate court (184 Ill. App. 3d 102), which affirmed the St. Clair County circuit court’s order suppressing the result of defendant’s breath test, and other evidence. The circuit court held that the previous ruling following a hearing on defendant’s petition to rescind his statutory summary driver’s license suspension acted as collateral estoppel for purposes of the criminal DUI trial. We reverse.

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