PEOPLE v. WIGGINS

No. 76-61.

45 Ill. App.3d 85 (1976)

358 N.E.2d 1301

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DAVID WIGGINS et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed December 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon and Robert Handelsman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Sam Adam and Alan D. Blumenthal, both of Chicago, for appellee James Harris.

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Ronald P. Alwin and Deborah N. Michels, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellees David Wiggins and Levi Royster.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE MEJDA delivered the opinion of the court:

The State appeals from an order of the trial court granting defendants' motion to suppress evidence relating to a burglary. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 110A, par. 604(a)(1).) The sole issue on appeal is whether the warrantless search of the trunk of defendants' car at the police station was proper. We reverse and remand. The pertinent facts follow.

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