People v. Knight

In November 1975, the circuit court of Cook County sentenced the defendant, Jeffery F. Knight, to 5 years’ probation following his plea of guilty to burglary and theft. In December 1976, the court, exercising its continuing jurisdiction over defendant, held a probation revocation hearing, found that defendant had violated his probation by committing a burglary in January of that year and sentenced him to 2 to 6 years in the penitentiary. Defendant’s earlier motions to suppress an allegedly involuntary statement and evidence improperly seized had been denied on the ground that motions to…