PEOPLE v. BUTLER

No. 54619.

3 Ill. App.3d 59 (1971)

278 N.E.2d 859

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES BUTLER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

December 7, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (James N. Gramenos, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel,) for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and Martin Moltz, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE LEIGHTON delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue in this appeal is whether denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence without findings of fact and conclusions of law is reversible error. We hold that where, as in this case, there is no question concerning credibility of witnesses and the evidence meets the required standards of reasonable searches, failure of the trial judge to make findings of fact and...

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