Legal Opinion

People v. Koutsakis

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 23, 1993No. 3-93-0326PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE McCUSKEY

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, George N. Koutsakis (Koutsakis), was stopped by the Illinois State Police (State Police) while driving on Interstate 80 (1-80) in Bureau County. His vehicle was searched, and he was later charged by indictment with the offense of cannabis trafficking (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 561/2, par. 705.1).

Koutsakis filed a motion for pretrial discovery requesting the tape recording of radio transmissions (tape) made by the State Police officers who stopped and searched his vehicle. The State did not produce the tape. The State…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. People v. WardIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  3. People v. MorganIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
  4. People v. RobinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1993
  5. People v. SlebodaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. People v. NewberryIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
  2. People v. KoutsakisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
  3. People v. KladisIllinois Supreme Court · 2011
  4. People v. SykesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  5. People v. LeonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999

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