People v. Redmond

Defendant, Paul Redmond, was charged by information with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 56V2, par. 705(e)). Pursuant to a search warrant, law enforcement officials searched defendant’s residence and found marijuana on the premises. Defendant subsequently filed a motion to suppress, which attacked the validity of the search warrant under the principles of Franks v. Delaware (1978), 438 U.S. 154, 57 L. Ed. 2d 667, 98 S. Ct. 2674. After an evidentiary hearing the circuit court of Lake County granted defendant’s motion to suppress.…