By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Smith, 2023 IL App (3d) 23006 (October). Episode 1014 (Duration 9:35)
The trial court reasonably concluded that the officer’s stated basis for the inventory—asset forfeiture—was merely pretext for conducting an investigatory search.
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People v. Partin, 2022 IL App (2d) 210445 (June). Episode 947 (Duration 7:50)
Requiring the officers to wait for a qualified person to arrive before deciding whether to tow and impound the truck would unduly burden the officers.
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