PEOPLE v. WALLACE

No. 81-202.

106 Ill. App.3d 567 (1982)

435 N.E.2d 960

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LESTER WALLACE, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed May 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Weber, State's Attorney, of Edwardsville (Martin N. Ashley and Raymond F. Buckley, Jr., both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Dunham, Boman & Leskera, of East St. Louis (John W. Leskera and Russell K. Scott, of counsel), for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE KASSERMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

On July 17, 1980, the defendant, Lester Wallace, was indicted for the offense of arson. The State alleged that on June 18, 1978, the defendant burned a residence located at 3128 West Point, Collinsville, Illinois, with intent to defraud an insurer.

On October 29, 1980, the defendant filed a motion to suppress a tape recorded...

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