Supreme Court of Illinois

Motion to suppress evidence that was seized during a pat-down search concomitant to a vehicle search performed during a lawful traffic stop is denied where the search was constitutionally reasonable in light of objective officer safety concerns and the defendant's status as a parolee subject to a search condition.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/15/2005
• Published 12/15/2005

Judges

• Justice GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, and Rod Wolf, State's Attorney, Harrisburg (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Linda D. Woloshin and Russell K. Benton, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, Norbert J. Goetten, Stephen E. Norris and Sharon Shanahan, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, of counsel), for the People.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, and Elaine M. Belcher, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for appellee, and Winifred Moss, pro se.