Legal Opinion
People of State of Illinois v. in MatTer of a Search Warrant Upon Person of WilLiam L. Johnson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 26, 1967No. Gen. No. 51,295PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE ENGLISH
delivered the opinion of the court.
The trial court granted defendant’s motion to quash a search warrant, apparently on the ground that the affidavit therefor was insufficient. The State appeals, contending that the affidavit in support of the warrant contained facts sufficient to establish its veracity and reliability, and that there was probable cause to believe an offense had been or was being committed.
The affidavit was in the form of a complaint by Police Detective Sherwood Williams requesting a warrant to search the person of William Johnson and the premises…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- The PEOPLE v. McCrayIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. PicardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
- People v. RE SEARCH WARRANT WM. L. JOHNSONAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967