People v. Burnidge

CHIEF JUSTICE FREEMAN,

specially concurring:

Defendant in this case has framed the issue on appeal as one requiring an analysis which is ordinarily reserved for those cases challenging the admissibility of evidence as being the "fruit of the poisonous tree.” The majority has inclined its ear and, correspondingly, engages in an analysis to determine whether, regardless of Rev. Golisch’s violation of the clergy testimonial privilege, the challenged evidence would have been inevitably discovered and, therefore, properly admissible. 178 Ill. 2d at 435-36. I agree with the majority’s ultimate…