PEOPLE v. LEDWA

No. 79-387.

81 Ill. App.3d 276 (1980)

401 N.E.2d 298

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOSEPH LEDWA et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed February 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Andrew J. Kleczek and Robert Morel Gray, both of Bolden, Gray & Kleczek, of Joliet, for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SCOTT delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by the State from an order entered by the circuit court of Will County suppressing evidence found in the trunk of an automobile in which defendants were passengers.

On July 26, 1978, the defendants, Joseph Ledwa and Timothy Aleshire, were indicted by the grand jury of Will County, Illinois, for unlawful possession of cannabis. On September 28, 1978, defendants...

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