Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Motions to Suppress
(Modified upon denial of rehearing 3/4/14.) Defendant was convicted of armed violence, after having been arrested while leaving gas station after buying a drink. Measured by an objective standard, officer had no reason to believe that Defendant was armed and dangerous. Thus, court erred in denying motion to quash and suppress. Without the evidence that should have been suppressed, State cannot prove Defendant's guilt. (CARTER and HOLDRIDGE, concurring.)