PEOPLE v. MOORHEAD

No. 57576.

17 Ill. App.3d 521 (1974)

308 N.E.2d 381

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES MOORHEAD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

February 5, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago (John T. Moran, Jr. and James N. Gramenos, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane, Ronald Mendes, and Mark Zubor, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE DOWNING delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, James Moorhead, was found guilty after a bench trial of the offense of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, in violation of section 22-3 of the Criminal Code,1 and was sentenced to a term of four years and one day. He contends on this appeal that the trial court committed reversible error in failing to suppress evidence seized from him without...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases