PEOPLE v. SAFUNWA

No. 3-97-0745.

701 N.E.2d 1202 (1998)

299 Ill. App.3d 707

233 Ill.Dec. 928

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Albert SAFUNWA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

October 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick F. Cohn, Chicago, for Albert Safunwa.

Joseph E. Birkett, Du Page County State's Atty., Wheaton, and Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, and Cynthia N. Schneider, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the People.


Presiding Justice GEIGER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, the defendant, Albert Safunwa, was convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 1996)) and sentenced to 24 months' probation. On appeal, the defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence. We affirm.

Prior to trial, the defendant moved to suppress...

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