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PEOPLE v. CLARK

No. 5-83-0497.

125 Ill. App.3d 608 (1984)

466 N.E.2d 361

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MELVIN CLARK, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed July 9, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Baricevic, State's Attorney, of Belleville (Stephen E. Norris and Mary W. Richardson, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Daniel E. Yuhas and Karen Munoz, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

PRESIDING JUSTICE WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Melvin Clark was arrested as a suspect in the burglary of BAC Video in Fairview Heights, Illinois. He was informed of his rights and placed in a holding cell at the Fairview Heights police department. After his arrest, police overheard his statements to another detainee at the jail. The admissibility of these statements is the subject of this appeal.

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