PEOPLE v. JAMES

No. 1-90-0033.

626 N.E.2d 1337 (1993)

255 Ill. App.3d 516

193 Ill.Dec. 786

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Reginald JAMES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

September 30, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Anna Ahronheim, Asst. Appellate Defendant, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, Cook County State's Atty., Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Eileen O'Neill, Linda Jakubs, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice BUCKLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Reginald James was convicted, in absentia, of aggravated arson. The trial judge sentenced defendant to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) where he was arrested for arson without probable cause and his confession was the fruit of this unconstitutional seizure, the trial judge...

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