People v. Helm

This is an appeal by the State from two orders of the circuit court of Tazewell County, one which granted a motion of the defendant Helm praying for suppression of a confession and the other granting the defendant’s motion in limine which requested the suppression of certain statements which in fact were those contained in the confession.

On December 29, 1977, the defendant was charged by an information with the offense of reckless conduct. This charge resulted from an investigation conducted by the sheriff of Tazewell County after he had heard accusations that the defendant, who was employed…