The PEOPLE v. French

Defendant was convicted of burglary and theft after a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County. He was sentenced to a term of 7 to 14 years imprisonment. This writ of error seeks reversal on the grounds that: (1) alleged oral confessions were admitted against defendant in violation of the 6th and 14th amendments to the U.S. constitution, (2) evidence admitted against defendant was seized during an unconstitutional search, (3) a mistrial should have been declared because of highly prejudicial statements of one of the State’s witnesses.

The testimony indicates that on October 30, 1962,…