People v. Murphy

Following her indictment for reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9 — 3(a)) in the circuit court of Will County, Erin B. Murphy filed a motion in limine to exclude from evidence the results of a chemical analysis of a sample taken of her blood. The circuit court granted the motion, and the State filed an interlocutory appeal to the appellate court under our Rule 308 (87 Ill. 2d R. 308). The appellate court affirmed the order of exclusion (124 Ill. App. 3d 695), and we granted the State’s petition for leave to appeal under Rule 315 (87 Ill. 2d R. 315).

At the hearing on the…