People v. Matous

              No. 3--06--0633
(Consolidated with Nos. 3--06--0634 and 3--06--0635)
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Filed April 15, 2008
IN THE
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
THIRD DISTRICT
A.D., 2008
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE ) Appeal from the Circuit Court
OF ILLINOIS, ) of the 9th Judicial Circuit,
) McDonough County, Illinois,
Plaintiff-Appellant, )
)
v. ) Nos. 05--CF--188, 05--CF--189,
) and 05--CF--190
CHRISTOPHER A. MATOUS, )
WESLEY E. MILLER, and )
BRUCE E. EGLEY, ) Honorable
) William D. Henderson,
Defendants-Appellees. ) Judge, Presiding.
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JUSTICE SCHMIDT delivered the opinion of the court:
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In separate cases, the State charged each of the defendants,
Christopher A. Matous, Wesley E. Miller, and Bruce E. Egley, with
two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine
manufacturing chemicals (pseudoephedrine) (720 ILCS 570/401 (West
2004)). Each of the defendants filed motions to suppress the
evidence in their respective cases. The trial court held a
consolidated hearing on the motions, which the court granted. On
appeal, the State argues that the trial court erred by granting
the defendants' motions to suppress. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
The event in question took place in Macomb on August 29,
2005. At the suppression hearing, Joseph Moon testified that on