People v. Valle

Defendant, Ernesto Valle, appeals from his conviction of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1) (West 2006)) with a sentencing enhancement based on defendant’s having personally discharged the firearm that killed the victim (730 ILCS 5/5 — 8—1 (a) (1) (d) (iii) (West 2006)). He contends that, because certain inculpatory statements he made during police interrogation were involuntary, the court erred in admitting them, making the ensuing trial unfair. At issue here is the proper standard of review when this court has a full video record of the interrogation sessions that produced the…