PEOPLE v. DOWDELL

No. 78-486.

81 Ill. App.3d 266 (1980)

401 N.E.2d 295

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed February 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli, Michael Filipovic, and Karen S. Szpajer, all of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Edward F. Petka, State's Attorney, of Joliet (John X. Breslin and Gary F. Gnidovec, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

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

After a bench trial in the circuit court of Will County, the defendant, James Dowdell, was found guilty of burglary and sentenced to a two-year term of probation.

On this appeal the only error urged by defendant is his claim the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress statements and physical evidence. Defendant argues his detention was not based on...

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