People v. Pinkham

PRESIDING JUSTICE NASH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Michael Pinkham, was convicted in a bench trial of residential burglary and aggravated battery and was sentenced to concurrent terms of 10 years’ imprisonment. He appeals, contending that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress his confession on the grounds that his statements were induced by threats and by promises of leniency and that they were elicited despite his requests for counsel.

At the pretrial hearing of defendant’s motion to suppress, Detective Richard Whitmore testified that on May 9, 1982, he…