People v. Clemon

The State filed this interlocutory appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1) (145 Ill. 2d R. 604(a)(1)), along with a certificate of substantial impairment. The State asserts that the circuit court’s order granting defendant’s motion to suppress his statement was contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence since defendant’s statement was not the product of a coercive atmosphere.

Defendant, Jesse Clemon, was charged with two counts of first degree murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2) (now 720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1992))) and one count of unlawful…