People v. Love

The defendant, Marilyn Love, was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver after two Chicago police officers found 16 small plastic bags of rock cocaine in her mouth. During a bench trial in the Cook County circuit court, the defendant made an oral motion to suppress the cocaine. The trial court denied the defendant’s motion and ultimately convicted the defendant. The appellate court reversed the trial court’s ruling on the defendant’s suppression motion and reversed her conviction. 318 Ill. App. 3d 534.

The issue before us is whether the police officers had…