Police officers stopped Defendant's truck near a bar after being informed that he was involved in an altercation inside the bar. After showing visible signs of intoxication and showing indicators of impairment on standard field sobriety tests, Defendant was arrested for DUI. Police officer was conducting a stop pursuant to an ongoing investigation as to Defendant's in a bar fight that had occurred 10 minutes previously, and this was a lawful investigative stop as information from dispatch led officers to reasonably suspect Defendant may have committed a crime.There was no evidence that the information provided by dispatch was unreliable or suspect, and Defendant failed to make a prima facie showing that the stop was unlawful. Court erred in granting motion to quash and suppress evidence. (STEIGMANN and HARRIS, concurring.)
Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
DUI