Legal Opinion
People v. Gipson
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 21, 2003No. 93422 RelPublished
1Opinion of the Court 1
Docket No. 93422–Agenda 4–November 2002.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. CURTIS GIPSON, Appellee.
Opinion filed February 21, 2003.
2Opinion of the Court · ThomasJustice Thomas
At issue are two questions concerning inventory searches: (1) whether a police officer’s unrebutted testimony about police policy on inventory searches can be sufficient evidence of such a policy if the State does not introduce a written policy into evidence; and (2) whether a policy requiring the police to inventory items of value is sufficient to allow the opening of closed containers if the policy does not specifically mention closed containers.
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3Cases cited24 opinions
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Colorado v. BertineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Illinois v. LafayetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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