The PEOPLE v. McMath

The defendant, Golden McMath, was tried by jury in the criminal court of Cook County and convicted of the crime of rape for which he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 25 years. He has appealed directly to this court, contending that certain oral statements admitted in evidence were involuntary.

At the time of defendant’s conviction he was 16 years old. He was arrested shortly after midnight and orally admitted his guilt at the time of the arrest. This confession is not challenged. At about 8:3o the same morning he again admitted his guilt and at about 2 P.M. at a police line-up…