People v. Villalobos

At issue in this appeal is whether defendant, Samuel Villalobos, invoked his fifth amendment right to counsel pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 16 L. Ed. 2d 694, 86 S. Ct. 1602 (1966), by filing a form at a bond hearing that stated defendant would not participate in “any questioning, identification process or other procedures on any case or matter” without his counsel present. The appellate court concluded that he did not. No. 1 — 96—1139 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). We allowed defendant’s petition for leave to appeal (177 Ill. 2d R. 315) and now affirm the…