People v. Vaisvilas

On February 27, 1976, two police investigators responding to a reported homicide searched a basement apartment at 5235 South Kilbourn in Chicago, Illinois, and discovered the body of Belinda Reyes. Based on an oral statement given to the police, Elizabeth Vaisvilas, the defendant and younger sister of the deceased, was indicted for Belinda Reyes’ murder. Pursuant to the defendant’s motion, the trial court ordered that the statements be suppressed. It is from this order that the State now appeals.

The State’s sole contention on appeal is that even though the suppressed statements were made…