Legal Opinion

People v. Wilson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 16, 1990No. 1-88-0105PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McNAMARA

A jury found defendant, Earl Wilson, guilty of two murders, and the trial court sentenced him to a term of natural life imprisonment without parole. Defendant appeals, contending that certain evidence should have been suppressed as the fruit of illegal eavesdropping and the fruit of evidence seized without a warrant or probable cause; that defendant’s confession was not voluntary and was obtained in violation of his right to counsel; that no probable cause existed to arrest defendant for murder; that the trial court unduly belittled defense counsel in front of the jury; that the admission of…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Maine v. MoultonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Arizona v. RobersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. People v. PrimIllinois Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. StoneMichigan Supreme Court · 2001
  2. People v. LedesmaIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Paul M. Storment, Jr. v. John C. O'malley, Administrator, Attorney Registration and Disciplinary CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  4. People v. JacksonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  5. People v. LedesmaAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002

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