PEOPLE v. WASHINGTON

No. 75-166.

41 Ill. App.3d 475 (1976)

354 N.E.2d 501

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WALTER WASHINGTON, JR., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed August 26, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Peter B. Nolte, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Philip G. Reinhard, State's Attorney, of Rockford (Edward N. Morris and Christine M. Drucker, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE RECHENMACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Walter Washington, Jr., was convicted by jury verdict of armed robbery and murder. He contends that (1) certain statements he made while in custody at Rockford Police Headquarters, after he had requested an attorney, should not have been admitted into evidence, (2) the trial court abused its discretion in denying defendant's motion to exclude at trial his record...

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