Legal Opinion
People v. Lawson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 19, 1998No. 1-97-2943Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
THIRD DIVISION
August 19, 1998
No. 1-97-2943
IN THE APPELLATE COURT
OF ILLINOIS
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
GERALD L. LAWSON,
Defendant-Appellee.)))))))))
Appeal from the
Circuit Court of
Cook County
No. 96CR7332
Honorable
Leo E. Holt,
Judge Presiding.
2Opinion of the Court · GordonJustice Gordon
The People of the State of Illinois appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Cook County granting the motion of defendant, Gerald Lawson, to quash his arrest and suppress evidence. For the reasons given below, we affirm.
FACTS
In March 1996 defendant Gerald Lawson was charged by an eighteen-count…
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- People v. TislerIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
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