People v. Gorman

Defendants Connor Gorman, Glenn Schicker, and Aleck Zavalis were charged with two counts of arson (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 20 — 1) arising from the September 24, 1989, fire at Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois (University). The three defendants were individually questioned by University police department investigators, but none of them was given the Miranda warnings prior to being interviewed. The trial court granted defendants’ motions to suppress the statements they made in response to this questioning. The State appeals the suppression order.

We affirm.

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