Appellate Court of Illinois· 1/22/1998

People v. Rucker

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689 N.E.2d 1203
294 Ill. App. 3d 218
228 Ill. Dec. 782
1998 Ill. App. LEXIS 32

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holding that, “[f]or purposes of retail theft, the elements of intent and unauthorized control may be proved by circumstantial evidence”
holding that, “[f]or purposes of retail theft, the elements of intent and unauthorized control may be proved by circumstantial evidence”
“Regardless of [the officer’s] subjective intention for stopping the vehicle, the key question is whether he had a reasonable, articulable suspicion of criminal activity such that he could lawfully stop the vehicle.”
A traffic stop provides a reasonable, articulable suspicion of criminal activity to lawfully permit an officer to approach a vehicle for purposes of the “plain view” doctrine.

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Judges: Geiger

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