People v. Sickley

The defendant, Peter Sickley, was charged in a three-count indictment with the offense of indecent liberties with a child. Defense motions to suppress a written statement and videotape statements were denied.

At trial, the defendant renewed his motion to suppress the statements and moved in limine to exclude the testimony of a polygraph examiner who witnessed the statements of the accused.

The circuit court of La Salle County reversed its prior ruling and granted defendant’s motion to suppress the statements, from which the State now appeals.

The facts indicate that the 57-year-old defendant was…