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      "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOSE LOZADA, Defendant-Appellee."
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        "text": "Mr. JUSTICE WILSON\ndelivered the opinion of the court:\nPursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 604(a)), the State appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County granting defendant\u2019s motion to quash a search warrant and suppress evidence. The State contends that the trial court erred in sustaining defendant\u2019s motion. Defendant has not filed a brief in this court, but such failure does not prevent us from considering the merits of the appeal. People v. Bohannon (1976), 38 Ill. App. 3d 489, 348 N.E.2d 249.\nThe complaint for search warrant requested the issuance of a search warrant to search the person of Jose Lozada and to seize gambling paraphernalia and currency from certain premises in connection with the offense of gambling. The complaint was presented to Judge Jose Vasquez and his signature appears thereon; it was dated \u201c8-3-1976.\u201d The search warrant was also signed by Judge Vasquez but no date appears to show when he signed it. On the line designated on the face of the warrant for time and date of issuance, the warrant reads: \u201c2:40 p.m. Chicago, Ill.\u201d The back of the warrant shows that Officer John Bribiesca, who was the complainant, executed the warrant on August 3,1976. On the front of the warrant, in the left-hand margin, are the words \u201cOwen #74663 8/3/76.\u201d\nAt the hearing on the motion to quash, Officer John T. Bribiesca testified that he completed the complaint and presented it and the warrant to Assistant State\u2019s Attorney Gregg Owen for approval. After having the documents approved, he presented them to Judge Vasquez. The judge signed both documents. All these events occurred on August 3, 1976. The officer further testified that he executed the warrant on the same date.\nThe trial court disregarded his testimony because it agreed with the defense that the State could not present extrinsic evidence to explain the absence of a date. The trial court sustained the motion on the grounds that because no date appeared on the warrant, it could not be ascertained if the warrant was served within 96 hours from the time of issuance, as required by section 108\u20146 of the Cod\u00e9 of Criminal Procedure. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 108\u20146.\nThe court\u2019s reliance on People v. Bak (1970), 45 Ill. 2d 140, 258 N.E.2d 341, cert. denied, 400 U.S. 882, 27 L. Ed. 2d 121, 91 S. Ct. 117, and its companion case, People v. Mitchell (1970), 45 Ill. 2d 148, 258 N.E.2d 345, cert denied, 400 U.S. 882, 27 L. Ed. 2d 120, 91 S. Ct. 117, is misplaced. (See People v. Wilson (1972), 4 Ill. App. 3d 766, 281 N.E.2d 740.) Bak and Mitchell held that defendant has no right to controvert the matters declared under oath which occasioned the finding of probable cause and the issuance of a search warrant by a judicial officer.\nThe testimony in this case was not presented to dispute the allegations of probable cause in the complaint. It was offered to correct an omission on the face of the warrant. Section 108\u201414 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 108\u201414) provides: \u201cNo warrant shall be quashed nor evidence suppressed because of technical irregularities not affecting the substantial rights of the accused.\u201d We find in the present factual situation that the omission on the face of the warrant was a technical irregularity not affecting defendant\u2019s substantial rights and that the trial court erred in granting defendant\u2019s motion to quash. See People v. Hammond (1974), 18 Ill. App. 3d 693, 310 N.E.2d 485; People v. La Valley (1972), 7 Ill. App. 3d 1051, 289 N.E.2d 45; and People v. Harrison (1967), 83 Ill. App. 2d 90, 226 N.E.2d 418.\nThe trial court unnecessarily restricted the scope of the hearing by refusing to consider testimony which cured the technical error. Because the police officer\u2019s uncontroverted testimony shows that the warrant was issued and executed on the same day, defendant has no claim that it was not executed within 96 hours from the time of issuance.\nAccordingly, the order of the circuit court of Cook County quashing the search warrant and suppressing evidence is reversed and the cause remanded.\nReversed and cause remanded.\nLORENZ and MEJDA, JJ., concur.",
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      "Bernard Carey, State\u2019s Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Joan S. Cherry, and Thomas X. Smith, Assistant State\u2019s Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.",
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    "head_matter": "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOSE LOZADA, Defendant-Appellee.\nFirst District (5th Division)\nNo. 77-723\nOpinion filed November 23, 1977.\nBernard Carey, State\u2019s Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Joan S. Cherry, and Thomas X. Smith, Assistant State\u2019s Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.\nNo brief filed for appellee."
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