Legal Opinion
People v. Gonzalez
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 17, 2003No. 92305 RelPublished
1Opinion of the Court 1
Docket No. 92305–Agenda 8–May 2002.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. JOHN A. GONZALEZ, Appellee.
Opinion filed April 17, 2003.
2Opinion of the Court · FitzgeraldJustice Fitzgerald
The issue we consider is whether, during the course of a routine traffic stop, a police officer’s mere request for identification from a passenger runs afoul of the federal and state constitutional prohibitions against unreasonable seizures. See U.S. Const., amend. IV; Ill. Const. 1970, art. I, §6. We hold that such a request passes constitutional muster.
BACKGROUND
The salient facts in this case are not in dispute. On December 9, 1998, Officers McCarthy…
3Cases cited59 opinions
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- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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