People v. Sellars

After stipulated bench trials defendant, James E. Sellars, was found guilty of the burglaries of the Naperville Pizza Hut and Dooley’s Meat Market and was sentenced to concurrent terms of three years’ imprisonment for each burglary.

On appeal defendant contends (1) that an illegal search of his apartment by third parties acting as agents of the police require suppression of items seized therein and defendant’s subsequent confession; and (2) that his confession was involuntary as induced by promises of leniency by the police.

At the pretrial hearing of the motion to suppress his confession,…