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People v. Austin

Citations

  • 688 N.E.2d 740
  • 293 Ill. App. 3d 784
  • 228 Ill. Dec. 42
  • 1997 Ill. App. LEXIS 810

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that passage of time alone is not sufficient to purge taint of illegal arrest
  • “[t]he mere passage” of five hours was “not sufficient to purge the taint of an illegal arrest”
  • '[t]he mere passage\ of five hours was \not sufficient to purge the taint of an illegal arrest
  • '[t]he mere passage\ of five hours was \not sufficient to purge the taint of an illegal arrest
  • witness's statement will not break the causal connection between an illegal arrest and subsequent confession where the witness was taken into custody under the same circumstances as the defendant
  • witness’s statement will not break the causal connection between an illegal arrest and subsequent confession where the witness was taken into custody under the same circumstances as the defendant

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Judges: Greiman, Quinn

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