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People v. Rush

Citations

  • 745 N.E.2d 157
  • 319 Ill. App. 3d 34
  • 253 Ill. Dec. 383
  • 2001 Ill. App. LEXIS 179

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • a traffic stop for crossing the lane divider is invalid “only if the officer knows additional facts that make it reasonably apparent that the crossing is legal” (emphasis in original)
  • open can of beer in vehicle was factor to consider in determining probable cause to arrest for DUI
  • “the law does not permit a driver to cross the center line merely because he is being closely followed”
  • a traffic stop for crossing the lane divider is invalid \only if the officer knows additional facts that make it reasonably apparent that the crossing is legal\ (emphasis in original)
  • defendant crossed the center line twice and the fog line once
  • in light of. statute requiring that vehicles be driven upon the right half of the roadway, “a driver’s single, momentary crossing of the center line, without more, is a sufficient basis for a stop” (citing 625 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/11— 701(a))

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Judges: Rapp

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