The parties have failed to provide any relevant authority, and our review of Illinois case law has also been unfruitful. The court denied a pretrial motion in limine to suppress evidence of dog alerts to an automobile. In Hubbard, police dogs alerted police officers to the presence of narcotics in the defendant's automobile. The court found the evidence of the dog alerts admissible, even though narcotics were not located in the automobile. We find this opinion, while not binding upon this court, persuasive in our determination of this matter.
Defendant also argues that the trial court erred in omitting a portion of a jury instruction.
Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal, Nos. In determining the weight to be given to a statement, you should consider all of the circumstances under which it was made. The trial court gave this instruction but struck the bracketed portion. The trial court found the instruction appropriate because of defendant's alleged conversations with Lighthart and Richardson. IPI Criminal 3d, No.