PEOPLE v. WASHINGTON

No. 79-945.

89 Ill. App.3d 734 (1980)

412 N.E.2d 1

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSEPH L. WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Rehearing denied November 20, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Michael M. Mihm, State's Attorney, of Peoria (Steven McCollum, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BARRY delivered the opinion of the court:

The only issue raised by the defendant Joseph Washington on appeal from his conviction for possession of not more than 2.5 grams of cannabis (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 56 1/2, par. 704(a)) is whether his arrest for attempt robbery was effectuated with probable cause. The defendant claims that there was no probable cause for his arrest, and as a consequence the failure of the trial court...

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