People v. Beck

Defendant, Max Beck, was charged in Fayette County with unlawful possession of cannabis and unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver under sections 4(e) and 5(e) of the Cannabis Control Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 56Va, pars. 704(e), 705(e)). Defendant filed a motion to quash his arrest and motions to suppress physical evidence and inculpatory statements. The circuit court granted defendant’s motions, finding that (1) prior to defendant’s arrest, he was stopped on the pretext of a minor traffic violation; (2) the police, acting upon an informant’s tip, took defendant into…