THE PEOPLE v. THOMPSON

No. 42111.

48 Ill.2d 41 (1971)

268 N.E.2d 369

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. W.Q. THOMPSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed April 1, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

STEVEN GRAND-JEAN, 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 ROBERT A. NOVELLE and ALAN M. POLIKOFF, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant W.Q. Thompson was convicted of burglary in a Cook County circuit court jury trial. The appeal comes directly here on constitutional grounds. 43 Ill.2d R. 302(b).

Officer Phillip Duhr of the Chicago police department testified at a hearing on defendant's motion to suppress his alleged statements as well as at trial. On both occasions, Officer Duhr stated that...

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