PEOPLE v. WATSON

No. 55664.

9 Ill. App.3d 397 (1972)

292 N.E.2d 457

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MELVIN WATSON et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

December 29, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Elmer C. Kissane and James S. Veldman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (James N. Gramenos, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel,) for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by the State from an order suppressing evidence. The sole issue presented is whether the evidence secured through the search of defendants' persons and effects was admissible as incident to a lawful "stop and frisk." Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, pars. 107-14 & 108-1.01; Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1; Sibron v. New...

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