THE PEOPLE v. MOREHEAD

No. 41651.

45 Ill.2d 326 (1970)

259 N.E.2d 8

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. THOSTON MOREHEAD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 20, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

SAM ADAM and EDWARD M. GENSON, both of Chicago, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and JOSEPH ROMANO, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BURT delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Thoston Morehead, was convicted of the charge of criminal damage to property in a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County and placed on probation for two years, the first 30 days to be spent in confinement in the house of correction. He appeals directly to this court alleging, inter alia, a violation of his constitutional right against self-incrimination. Since...

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