People v. Cox

Case Date: 11/17/2000
Court: 5th District Appellate
Docket No: 5-99-0238 Rel

                    NOTICE
Decision filed 12/05/00.  The text of this decision may be changed or corrected prior to the filing of a Petition for Rehearing or the disposition of the same.

NO. 5-99-0238

IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

FIFTH DISTRICT


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

     Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

ANNE F. COX,

     Defendant-Appellee.

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Appeal from the
Circuit Court of
Wayne County.

No. 98-CM-169

Honorable
Robert M. Keenan, Jr.,
Judge, presiding.

JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

Anne F. Cox (defendant) was charged by way of information with unlawful possession of cannabis pursuant to section 4(a)of the Illinois Cannabis Control Act (720 ILCS 550/4(a) (West 1998)). A motion-to-suppress hearing was held, and thetrial court found that the police violated defendant's fourth amendment rights (U.S. Const., amend. IV) and privacy rightsunder the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const. 1970, art. I,