People v. Coleman

Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Defendant Randall Coleman was arrested during a joint federal/state narcotics investigation. He was charged in the circuit court of Du Page County with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, convicted, and sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment. His convictions and sentence were affirmed on appeal. No. 2 — 05— 0482 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). The central issue in this case is whether the trial court should have suppressed audio…