Defendant was convicted of multiple drug charges related to the possession and intent to deliver substances containing heroin and fentanyl and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. On appeal, defendant argued that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the controlled substances at issue in the case. The appellate court affirmed, finding that defendant’s constitutional rights were not violated when he consented to the search, and that a reasonable person would have realized the search would encompass hiding places that could hold drugs, and that there was no support in the record for defendant’s argument that the officers exceeded the bounds of a reasonable search when they allegedly “broke” parts of defendant’s vehicle. (KENNEDY and JORGENSEN, concurring)
Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Motion to Suppress