People v. Timmsen

Illinois Supreme Court
Criminal Court
Motions to Suppress
Citation
Case Number: 
2016 IL 118181
Decision Date: 
Thursday, March 24, 2016
District: 
3d Dist.
Division/County: 
Hancock Co.
Holding: 
Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.
Justice: 
FREEMAN

Defendant, who had just crossed into Illinois from Iowa at 1:15 a.m., made a U-turn 50 feet in front of a police roadblock, using a railroad crossing which was the only place to turn around before reaching the roadblock; roadblock, which was well-marked and which was not busy.  Deputy, emerging from roadblock, stopped him and discovered his license was suspended. Under totality of circumstances, there was reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory stop of Defendant's vehicle.  Thus, circuit court properly denied Defendant's motion to suppress evidence. Avoidance of roadblock is only one factor in determining existence of reasonable suspicion. (GARMAN, KILBRIDE, KARMEIER, and THEIS, concurring; THOMAS, specially concurring; BURKE, dissenting.)