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PEOPLE v. HAWKINS

No. 5-89-0861.

571 N.E.2d 1177 (1991)

213 Ill. App.3d 53

157 Ill.Dec. 158

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnnie HAWKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

May 13, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Rita K. Peterson, Asst. Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mount Vernon, for defendant-appellant.

Scott Mansfield, State's Atty., Belleville, Kenneth R. Boyle, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Office of the State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Mount Vernon (Basil G. Greanias, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Johnnie Hawkins was charged with unlawful possession of weapons by a felon. Hawkins filed a motion to suppress evidence, alleging that the police had engaged in a pretextual stop and that the subsequent search of defendant's bag was not supported by probable cause. The motion was denied. On December 1, 1989, a stipulated bench trial was conducted, and the court found Hawkins guilty. Hawkins was sentenced to three...

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