Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Defendant was driving a rental car when he was pulled over for speeding. During the stop, trooper prolonged the stop while he contacted the rental car company, who told him that Defendant was not an authorized driver under the rental agreement. Detention became unlawful once it was prolonged beyond the issuance of the speeding ticket. The prolongation was solely to enable trooper's inquiry to rental car company, for reasons that were clearly unrelated to the stop. Narcotics discovered in vehicle was the product of unlawful detention, and thus was properly suppressed. (HARRIS, concurring; CONNORS, dissenting.)