In re S.W.N., 2016 IL App (3d) 160080 (July). Episode 210 (Duration 11:57)
Minor had an IQ of 70, otherwise voluntary confession suppressed. [Read more…]
Recorded Interrogation Justifies Holding Defendant More Than 98 Hours Before Seeing a Judge
People v. Suggs, 2016 IL App (2d) 140040 (June). Episode 199 (Duration 9:35)
Recorded interrogations can be used to justify an interrogation that occurred of a Defendant held well over 98 hours. [Read more…]
Premature Arrest Leads To Suppression of Murder Confession
People v. Gempel, 2016 IL App (3d) 140833 (January). Episode 161 (Duration 5:55)
This murder confession is suppressed in large part because of the premature arrest and the police's fragrant disregard of the Defendant's Miranda rights. [Read more…]
Questions About Cocaine Should Be Considered An Interrogation
People v. Tayborn, 2016 IL App (3d) 130594 (March). Episode 159 (Duration 4:42)
Trial counsel was ineffective for not challenging defendant's confession given without Miranda warnings. [Read more…]
Taint From A Bad Confession Still Stunk Up The Place
People v. Little, 2016 IL App (3d) 140124 (March). Episode 158 (Duration 8:10)
Cigarette break is not a sufficient amount of time to remove the taint of the original unrecorded interrogation violation. [Read more…]
Appellate Courts Finds A Reasonable Person Would Have Felt Free To Leave This Interrogation
People v. Buschauer, 2016 IL App (1st) 142766 (February 2016). (Episode 143 Duration 4:27)
The trial court’s finding was against the manifest weight of the evidence in that a reasonable person would have felt free to leave at any point during the interrogation. [Read more…]