People v. Parra

Defendant, Felipe D. Parra, was indicted for unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1(a)(4) (West 2002)) and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.6(a)(1) (West 2002)). He moved to quash his arrest and suppress the evidence. The trial court granted the motion. After the State’s motion to reconsider was denied, the State filed a certificate of impairment and appealed. We affirm.

On August 2, 2002, Officer Jason Russell effected a traffic stop of a vehicle that had failed to activate its turn signal prior to making a turn at an intersection, failed to stop at a stop sign, and…