People v. Rivera

Following a stipulated bench trial, defendant, Manuel Rivera, was convicted of the offense of the unlawful possession of 2.2 grams of a substance containing cocaine (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 56½, par. 1402(b)). The trial court sentenced defendant to a two-year term of probation and a $200 fine. Defendant appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to quash his arrest and suppress the evidence, and he raises the following issues: (1) whether the entry of the police officers into the basement of defendant’s business was illegal; (2) whether defendant was arrested illegally when he was…