Justice O'MALLEY delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Leonard Queen, appeals the judgment of the circuit court of Lake County denying his motion to quash his arrest and suppress a switchblade that was found on his person after the police seized him. We affirm, holding that the seizure that led to the discovery of the switchblade was justified as an exercise of the community caretaking authority of police.
Defendant was charged with unlawful use of...
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