THE PEOPLE v. RILEY

No. 38006.

31 Ill.2d 490 (1964)

202 N.E.2d 531

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. WALTER RILEY, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 24, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RICHARD A. COWEN, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH and GEORGE W. KENNEY, Assistant Attorneys General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and LESTER A. BONAGURO, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Upon being tried by a jury in the criminal court of Cook County, the defendant, Walter Riley, was found guilty of the murder of one Warren Rush, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 14 years. He comes directly to this court for review contending that the trial court erroneously admitted evidence obtained by the police in violation of his constitutional rights against unlawful...

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