PEOPLE v. RIVERA

No. 3-97-1013.

709 N.E.2d 710 (1999)

304 Ill. App.3d 124

237 Ill.Dec. 455

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Martin RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

April 7, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Gibbs, McNamee & Mahoney, Ltd., Dundee, for Defendant-Appellant.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Lance Peterson, State's Attorney, Morris, and Joan C. Scott, Ewing & Scott, Lewistown, for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Justice SLATER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Martin Rivera appeals from his conviction for unlawful possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) with intent to deliver (720 ILCS 570/401(a)(2)(D) (West 1996)). He argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to quash arrest and to suppress evidence and statements. For reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part and remand for a new trial.

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