People v. Ackerman

The defendants were sentenced to terms in the penitentiary after pleas of guilty to an indictment charging each with Burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 19 — 1). Their appeal challenges the action of the trial court in suggesting that the defendants voluntarily take a lie-detector test in the course of a hearing on their motion for probation and in aggravation and mitigation.

The court heard testimony from the police officers who investigated the offense and from each of the defendants. The court then stated to the defendants:

“Each of you young men have stood before me today and told…