THE PEOPLE v. PEAK

No. 37498.

29 Ill.2d 343 (1963)

194 N.E.2d 322

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. DON CARLOS PEAK, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 26, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. STANLEY RODKEY, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and WILLIAM J. MARTIN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Don Carlos Peak, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the unlawful possession of narcotics. The defendant made a motion to suppress evidence, being marijuana taken from his person by the arresting officers, which he urged had been obtained in violation of his constitutional rights. A full hearing was held on the defendant's motion to suppress and the...

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