THE PEOPLE v. HILL

No. 40605.

39 Ill.2d 125 (1968)

233 N.E.2d 367

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. CLARENCE HILL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 19, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

EDMUND W. KITCH, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN J. STAMOS, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE, DANIEL W. WEIL, and OLIVER D. FERGUSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Clarence Hill was found guilty of murder by a jury in the Cook County circuit court and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 15 to 30 years. On this direct appeal he alleges that the admission into evidence of an incriminating statement which he made while in police custody violated his constitutional rights to assistance of counsel and against self-incrimination under the doctrine...

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