People v. Ward

Defendant, Edwin Ward, was charged by information with possession of a controlled substance, to wit, cocaine, with intent to deliver. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 56½, par. 1402.) Defendant was convicted, sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment and fined $6,000 after a bench trial. Defendant appeals only the denial of his pretrial motion to suppress evidence and quash his arrest.

The conflicting evidence adduced at the suppression hearing revealed the following. On December 16, 1986, defendant was walking through Terminal 2 at O’Hare Airport after arriving from Tucson, Arizona, where he resided.…