PEOPLE v. GROVE

No. 5-01-0958.

792 N.E.2d 819 (2003)

341 Ill. App.3d 466

275 Ill.Dec. 344

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William E. GROVE, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

June 27, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Kakac, Wayne County State's Attorney, Fairfield; Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Patrick D. Daly, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

Alan C. Downen, McLeansboro, for Appellee.


Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The State charged the defendant, William E. Grove, with driving while his license was revoked (625 ILCS 5/6-303(d) (West 2000)), after a routine traffic stop for apparently driving a car without a valid registration. The defendant filed a motion to suppress the evidence, arguing that the police officer exceeded the permissible scope of the traffic stop by checking the defendant's license after discovering that the...

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