PEOPLE v. WRIGHT

No. 5-83-0515.

127 Ill. App.3d 747 (1984)

469 N.E.2d 351

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JEFFREY LYNN WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed September 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Carter, of Alton, for appellant.

Donald W. Weber, State's Attorney, of Edwardsville (Kenneth R. Boyle, Stephen E. Norris, and Karen L. Stallman, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

At issue in the instant appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to suppress the defendant's confession after finding that the defendant had been promised leniency prior to making that confession. In view of the totality of circumstances surrounding the confession, we find no error in the trial court's ruling.

The defendant was arrested around 10:30 a.m. on August 11, 1983...

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