The PEOPLE v. McGuire

A jury in the circuit court of Knox County found the defendant, William E. McGuire, guilty of burglary, and the court sentenced him to a term of imprisonment of not less than eight nor more than twelve years. On this direct appeal he raises constitutional issues concerning the admission in evidence of an oral statement in which he acknowledged that he broke into the building in question. He relies upon Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478, 12 L. Ed. 2d 977, and contends that the admission of this statement deprived him of his constitutional right to counsel. Apart from Escobedo, he also…