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PEOPLE v. PIPER

No. 80-902.

101 Ill. App.3d 296 (1981)

427 N.E.2d 1361

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RICHARD T. PIPER, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed October 30, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Fitzsimmons, State's Attorney, of Wheaton (Robert L. Thompson and Barbara A. Preiner, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Edwin T. Simpson, of Wheaton, for appellee.

Order affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE LINDBERG delivered the opinion of the court:

The question raised by this appeal is whether opening the door of a vehicle by police to examine the vehicle identification number on the door post in the course of a routine accident investigation without asking permission of the driver constitutes an illegal search.

Defendant was charged by complaint in the Circuit Court of Du Page County with three offenses arising from the...

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