People v. Tolefree

Defendant, Oscar George Tolefree, was charged with the offense of burglary. He was convicted in a bench trial and sentenced to serve one to three years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. Defendant raises the following issues for review:(1) Whether the admission of defendant’s statements to the police at the scene of the burglary violated defendant’s rights under the Fifth and Sixth amendments to the United States Constitution;(2) Whether the trial judge penalized defendant for exercising his Fifth Amendment privilege; and(3) Whether the evidence proved defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable…