on march 8, 1996, the second district illinois appellate court unanimously reversed and remanded the case for a new trial on the ground that cowlin erred in failing to grant a motion to suppress gary’s allegedly inculpatory statements. in an unpublished opinion written by judge s. louis rathje, with judges robert d. mclaren and fred a. geiger concurring, the court held that the statements were the fruit of an arrest made without probable cause and therefore should not have been admitted at the trial.