Legal Opinion

People v. Koutsakis

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 25, 1995No. 3-94-0636PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McCUSKEY

The defendant, George N. Koutsakis, was charged by indictment with the offense of cannabis trafficking (111. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 561/2, par. 705.1). Following a hearing, the circuit court of Bureau County granted Koutsakis’ motion to suppress evidence and statements. The State appeals from the suppression order.

On appeal, the State contends that the trial court erred in granting Koutsakis’ motion. We disagree and affirm.

FACTS

This is the second time this case has been before this court on appeal. In People v. Koutsakis (1993), 255 Ill. App. 3d 306, 627 N.E.2d 388, we affirmed an order of the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. People v. FreeIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
  4. People v. MelockIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  5. People v. JanisIllinois Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. People v. CoxIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
  2. People v. OrtizAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
  3. People v. PerezAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
  4. People v. RamseyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  5. People v. ReatherfordAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003

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