People v. Galvez

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Traffic
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 2-09-0216
Decision Date: 
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
District: 
2d Dist.
Division/County: 
DuPage Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
ZENOFF
Defendant, charged with driving while license revoked, moved to quash his arrest and to suppress evidence. Officer had conducted random registration check and found that the vehicle had two registered vehicles, one male and one female, and learned that Defendant's license had been revoked. Officer pulled vehicle over before first determining whether driver was male or female. The officer's guess that the defendant might have been behind the wheel was insufficient to form reasonable suspicion to effect a traffic stop, even if officer had exhausted all means of acquiring additional information.