PEOPLE v. MATTHEWS

No. 3-04-0293.

831 N.E.2d 627 (2005)

357 Ill. App.3d 1062

294 Ill.Dec. 677

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shinara MATTHEWS, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

As Modified Upon Denial of Rehearing June 2, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Jeff Tomczak, Will County State's Attorney, Joliet, Gary F. Gnidovec, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.

Scott Reich, Reich & Orloff, Joliet, for Shinara D. Matthews.


Justice HOLDRIDGE delivered the Modified Opinion Upon Denial of Rehearing:

Shinara Matthews, defendant, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24-1.6 (West 2002)). She filed a motion to quash her arrest and suppress evidence that was seized during a traffic stop. In the motion, she alleged that the arresting officer unlawfully exceeded the original purpose of the traffic stop (burnt out license plate light) by questioning her about the contents...

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