PEOPLE v. TOLEFREE

No. 56990.

9 Ill. App.3d 475 (1972)

292 N.E.2d 452

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GEORGE TOLEFREE, a/k/a OSCAR GEORGE TOLEFREE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

December 27, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (Elliott M. Samuels, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel,) for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Elmer C. Kissane and Mark T. Zubor, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE ADESKO delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Oscar George Tolefree, was charged with the offense of burglary. He was convicted in a bench trial and sentenced to serve one to three years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. Defendant raises the following issues for review:

(1) Whether the admission of defendant's statements to the police at the scene of the burglary violated defendant's rights under the Fifth...

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