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PEOPLE v. MORGAN

No. 48658.

67 Ill.2d 1 (1977)

364 N.E.2d 56

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ALFRED MORGAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 1, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Robert P. Isaacson, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (James B. Zagel and Jayne A. Carr, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Laurence J. Bolon and Renee G. Goldfarb, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE DOOLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Is a statement inadmissible in a criminal proceeding when made by a defendant who initially desires the advice of counsel before making it, but who subsequently voluntarily makes it without the aid of counsel? This is the question we decide here.

Defendant, Alfred Morgan, and four other persons, Cecilia Walker, Ollie Lee, James Wilkerson (also known as James Wilkens), and Mae...

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