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PEOPLE v. BRIDGEWATER

No. 3-05-0897.

873 N.E.2d 45 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lavar BRIDGEWATER, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

August 9, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry A. Mertel, Interim Deputy Director, Rita Kennedy Mertel, Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, James Glasgow, State's Attorney, Joliet, for the People.

Fletcher P. Hamill (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Lavar Bridgewater.

Justice McDADE delivered the opinion of the court:

The State charged the defendant, Lavar Bridgewater, with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1), (a)(3)(B) (West 2004)). The trial court granted the defendant's motion to suppress the evidence. On appeal, the State argues that the court erred by granting the motion to suppress. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

The trial court held a hearing on the motion to suppress on October...

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