People v. Simpson

Following a jury trial, defendant William Simpson was convicted of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)), and sentenced to 32 years’ imprisonment. In this appeal from his conviction, defendant raises the following questions for review:

1. Whether defendant’s inculpatory statements to police during custodial interrogation should have been suppressed on the ground that he was arrested without probable cause.

2. Whether the defendant’s inculpatory statements to police during custodial interrogation should have been suppressed as involuntary on the ground that he was undergoing…