PEOPLE v. ADAMS

No. 2-97-0079.

687 N.E.2d 536 (1997)

291 Ill. App.3d 180

227 Ill.Dec. 286

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert E. ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

November 19, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hercules Paul Zagoras, Hercules Paul Zagoras & Associates, Ltd., Waukegan, for Robert E. Adams Sr.

Michael J. Waller, Lake County State's Atty., Waukegan, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, Gary K. Chan, Chicago, for the People.


Justice INGLIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Robert E. Adams, appeals his conviction of driving while license revoked (625 ILCS 5/6-303(a)(West 1996)). Defendant argues that the court erred in failing to suppress the evidence seized as the result of a roadblock in violation of his constitutional rights. We agree and reverse.

Defendant was stopped at a roadblock on May 14, 1996, in Waukegan, Illinois. The purpose of...

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