People v. Lakes

The defendant was convicted of attempted burglary after a jury trial and sentenced to 3 1/3 to 10 years imprisonment. He appeals contending that (1) his privilege against self-incrimination was violated when the trial court failed to suppress a statement which the police obtained from him after he had indicated that he did not want to talk to detectives about the offense in question and (2) the trial court erred in considering pending charges in imposing sentence. We affirm.

The record may be summarized as follows: On February 12, 1976, shortly after midnight, Officer Hendley and Detective…