THE PEOPLE v. BUCKHOLZ

No. 38527.

32 Ill.2d 482 (1965)

207 N.E.2d 451

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JAMES ALLEN BUCKHOLZ, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 20, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JAMES ALLEN BUCKHOLZ, pro se.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOSEPH R. BARTYLAK, State's Attorney, of Edwardsville, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

James Allen Buckholz was indicted for murder in the circuit court of Madison County, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. He prosecutes this writ of error pro se. The defendant contends that a confession was obtained by constitutionally impermissible means and that because the prosecution had this confession available as evidence, he was compelled...

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