Illinois Supreme Court· 2/15/1996

People v. Oaks

Citations

662 N.E.2d 1328
169 Ill. 2d 409
215 Ill. Dec. 188
1996 Ill. LEXIS 25

How courts have described this case

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holding that the defendant’s inquiry, “Should I see a lawyer?” was an equivocal request for counsel
admitting the confession where the defendant asked, \Should I see a lawyer?\ and the officer responded, \That's up to you.\
“[ejvidence of other crimes is admissible if it tends to prove modus operandi, design, motive or knowledge”
\this court has never departed from the `manifestly erroneous' standard in reviewing the denial of a defendant's motion to suppress based upon the voluntariness of a confession\
which endorses de nova review when videos in the appellate record resolve all issues of fact
standard of review is whether finding of voluntariness is contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence

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Judges: Harrison

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