People v. Cash

Defendant, Brandon J. Cash, was charged with possession with the intent to deliver between 30 and 500 grams of cannabis while within 1,000 feet of a school (720 ILCS 550/5.2(b) (West 2006)). Defendant moved to quash his arrest and suppress the evidence. The circuit court of Winnebago County heard and granted defendant’s motion, finding that the brief activation of a police car’s emergency lights and siren constituted a seizure of defendant without reasonable suspicion. The State appeals, contending that the trial court did not properly consider the totality of the evidence and that no…