People v. Medina

The defendant, Jose Medina, was indicted on two counts of murder for the killing of Cesar Jacquez on July 27, 1973. The circuit court of Cook County sustained the defendant’s motion to suppress oral and written statements made by the defendant. The State appealed to the appellate court, which affirmed the circuit court order, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a) (53 Ill. 2d R. 604). We allowed the State’s petition for leave to appeal. 58 Ill. 2d R. 315.

The appellate court has adequately detailed the facts. (37 Ill. App. 3d 1029.) The pertinent facts for our analysis follow. On July 29, 1973,…