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PEOPLE v. GIPSON

No. 93422.

786 N.E.2d 540 (2003)

203 Ill.2d 298

272 Ill.Dec. 1

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Curtis GIPSON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

February 21, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (William L. Browers, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, Renee G. Goldfarb, Theodore Fotios Burtzos and Mary L. Boland, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Sarah Curry, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for appellee.

Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court:

At issue are two questions concerning inventory searches: (1) whether a police officer's unrebutted testimony about police policy on inventory searches can be sufficient evidence of such a policy if the State does not introduce a written policy into evidence; and (2) whether a policy requiring the police to inventory items of value is sufficient to allow the opening of closed containers if the policy does not specifically...

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