People v. Nicholas

Docket No. 98965BAgenda 8BSeptember 2005. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. MARCEL NICHOLAS, Appellee. JUSTICE FITZGERALD delivered the opinion of the court: The defendant, Marcel Nicholas, was questioned and later arrested in connection with the shooting death of his mother outside their apartment. The defendant made a court-reported inculpatory statement 35 hours after his arrest. He was presented to the trial court for a probable cause hearing five hours later, 40 hours after his arrest. A jury convicted the defendant of first degree murder, and the circuit court of Cook…