THE PEOPLE v. KIRK

No. 39464.

36 Ill.2d 292 (1966)

222 N.E.2d 498

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CLARENCE KIRK, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 17, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

PAUL F. SANDQUIST, of Elmwood Park, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (ELMER C. KISSANE, DEAN H. BILTON and RONALD BUTLER, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Clarence Kirk was convicted of murder by a jury in the criminal court of Cook County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 15 nor more than 30 years. On this writ of error he contends that the trial court erred in failing to suppress confessions allegedly obtained by constitutionally impermissible means, and that the prosecution made inflammatory and prejudicial...

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