People v. Perez

Defendant Anthony Perez was found guilty of murder following a jury trial, and sentenced to a term of natural life. Defendant appeals, arguing: (1) his rights to remain silent and to counsel were not scrupulously honored; (2) the trial court erroneously restricted cross-examination of a key State witness and therefore the jury could not fairly assess the weight to be given defendant’s admission; (3) he was deprived a fair trial by the manner in which the prosecution presented defendant’s confession to the jury; (4) the trial court erroneously admitted into evidence a police investigator’s…