PEOPLE v. RODRIGUEZ

No. 1-00-0635.

754 N.E.2d 393 (2001)

324 Ill. App.3d 468

257 Ill.Dec. 735

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ruben RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

July 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

State of Illinois, Office of State's Attorney, Chicago (James Fitzgerald, Carol L. Gaines, of counsel), for Appellant.

Richard M. Beuke, Samuel S. Shim, Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice SHEILA M. O'BRIEN delivered the opinion of the court:

The State appeals the order of the circuit court suppressing defendant's statements to police. On appeal, the State argues that the circuit court erred in holding that defendant's right to counsel was violated when police refused to allow a law student to consult with defendant at the police station. We reverse and remand.

At the hearing on the motion to suppress, testimony established that on March...

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