People v. Allen

PRESIDING JUSTICE SCARIANO

delivered the opinion of the court:

On July 3, 1985, defendant was convicted of the murder of Carl Gibson and sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment. While defendant’s conviction in that case was pending on appeal in this court, Detective Michael Pochordo, who had been in frequent contact with defendant in investigating the case, arranged to see defendant in the Stateville penitentiary, where he had been serving his sentence.

Pochordo testified as follows: After advising defendant of his Miranda rights, he informed him that he had certain information linking…