The PEOPLE v. Heise

At a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County the defendant, Robert Heise, was found guilty of burglary, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 40 nor more than 60 years.

Defendant contends that his constitutional rights were violated in that his written confession that he broke into a building was inadmissible and should have been suppressed under the doctrine of Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478, 12 L. Ed. 2d 977. He also contends that the evidence apart from the confession is unsatisfactory to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and the conviction should be…