PEOPLE v. VASQUEZ

No. 2-07-1204.

913 N.E.2d 60 (2009)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sandra VASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

July 14, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric C. Weis, Kendall County State's Attorney, Yorkville, Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director, Gregory L. Slovacek, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the People.

Kathleen Colton, Law Offices of Kathleen Colton, Ltd., Batavia, for Sandra Vasquez.


Justice JORGENSEN delivered the opinion of the court:

The State appeals from an order of the circuit court of Kendall County suppressing statements made by defendant, Sandra Vasquez, during a videotaped interview with police. The interview took place in a room in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital where defendant was recovering from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident that claimed the lives of five others. At the time of the interview, defendant...

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