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Illinois Supreme Court· 9/18/1997

People v. Kidd

Citations

  • 687 N.E.2d 945
  • 178 Ill. 2d 92
  • 227 Ill. Dec. 463
  • 1997 Ill. LEXIS 429

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  • refusing to suppress the defendant’s confession pursuant to McCauley because the record did not show that defense counsel attempted to see the defendant before he made the inculpatory statements
  • refusing to suppress the defendant's confession pursuant to McCauley because the record did not show that defense counsel attempted to see the defendant before he made the inculpatory statements
  • finding substantial compliance by “informing defendant of the nature of the charges against him, explaining to him that the death penalty was the maximum sentence, and advising him of his right to counsel” despite incorrect admonishment regarding one of the charges and the minimum sentence
  • the “fourth amendment protection depends, not upon a property right, but upon whether the aggrieved person has a legitimate expectation of privacy in the place invaded”
  • “A fourth amendment violation can be urged successfully only by those whose rights have actually been violated by the search itself, not by those who have been aggrieved solely by the introduction of damaging evidence”
  • “There is no suggestion in the record that the trial court’s misstatement concerning either the charge of aggravated arson or the minimum sentence played any part whatever in defendant’s waiver of his right to the assistance of counsel.”

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Judges: Harrison

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