People v. Bunch

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Bernard Bunch was convicted of possession of a controlled substance and sentenced to a four-year term of imprisonment. The appellate court determined that the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence and reversed defendant’s conviction. 327 Ill. App. 3d 979. We allowed the State’s petition for leave to appeal (see 177 Ill. 2d R. 315) and now affirm.

BACKGROUND

Defendant’s motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence proceeded simultaneously with his trial. Officer Lukensmeyer…