PEOPLE v. SCOTT

Gen. No. 49,578.

63 Ill. App.2d 232 (1965)

211 N.E.2d 418

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter Scott, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

October 4, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack S. Levin, Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz & Masters, of Chicago (Alan H. Swanson, of counsel), for appellant.

Daniel P. Ward, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and James B. Klein, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.

In a jury trial, defendant, Walter Scott, was found guilty of burglary and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 5 to 10 years. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) he was deprived of his constitutional rights in that incriminating statements obtained by the arresting officers without advising him of his constitutional right to counsel were introduced as evidence, and in that his trial counsel was...

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