People v. Smith

Hubert Dale Smith was found guilty of murder by a jury in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 30 to 50 years. On appeal, Smith alleges that the admission into evidence of certain written and oral statements made by him was a violation of his constitutional privilege against self-incrimination under the doctrine of Miranda v. State of Arizona, 384 US 436, 86 S Ct 1602. He also contends that certain other evidence was improperly admitted against him.

Although we are not asked to review the weight of the evidence, some summary is necessary. On August…