People v. Reed

Defendant Fred Reed was indicted for the offenses of murder and armed robbery. After a jury trial by the circuit court of Cook County, defendant was convicted of the offenses and sentenced to 45 to 90 years’ imprisonment. A timely notice of appeal was filed.

In this appeal defendant makes four arguments: (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction; (2) defendant’s inculpatory statement was improperly obtained in violation of his fifth amendment right to be free from self-incrimination; (3) the trial court denied the defendant the right to a trial by a fair and impartial jury when…