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PEOPLE v. SEYMOUR

No. 53139.

84 Ill.2d 24 (1981)

416 N.E.2d 1070

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. WILLIAM SEYMOUR, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed February 3, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tyrone C. Fahner and William J. Scott, Attorneys General, of Springfield, and Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Donald Mackay, Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Marcia B. Orr and Mary Ellen Dienes, Assistant State's Attorneys, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Sam Adam, of Chicago, for appellee.

Reversed.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, William Seymour, was found in possession of cocaine and charged with possession of a controlled substance. Prior to trial, the defendant filed a motion to suppress the cocaine, which he alleged was taken from him following a strip search. The Cook County circuit court allowed the motion and suppressed the evidence. The appellate court affirmed. (80 Ill.App.3d...

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