Legal Opinion
People v. Brown
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 5, 1980No. 15901PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE MILLS
delivered the opinion of the court:
Armed robbery.
The stop, arrest, search, evidence, confessions — all suppressed.
We reverse.
For we have here a classic example of collective and cooperative police work!
Facts
The following evidence was presented at the hearing on the suppression motions. State Police Officer Thomas Yokley testified that on July 7, 1979, he received a radio message from the Springfield police department. The message said that there had been an armed robbery at the Boar’s Head Restaurant in Springfield, that the suspects were three black males with a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- People v. ClayIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Village of Gurnee v. GrossAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- State v. MooreCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1989
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