People v. Keath

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE TRAPP

delivered the opinion of the court:

The prosecution appeals from the order of the trial court which suppressed evidence in the form of various controlled substances seized during the “booking procedures” at the county jail following defendant’s arrest upon the authority of a valid warrant.

The initial issue concerns the jurisdiction of this court within the context of Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1) (73 Ill. 2d R. 604(a)(1)) as developed in People v. Young (1980), 82 Ill. 2d 234, 412 N.E.2d 501.

On April 28, 1980, defendant filed a written motion to suppress evidence…