People v. Fleming

Defendant, Earl Fleming, was convicted by a jury in Winnebago County of the offense of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 9—1) and sentenced to a term of 30 years imprisonment. Defendant appeals.

Defendant argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress statements, because the evidence showed that police failed to “scrupulously honor” his right to remain silent. Before reaching the merits of this issue we must determine whether defendant has waived consideration of this issue on appeal. The record reveals that the defendant failed to raise this issue specifically in…