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People v. Clark

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 9, 1984No. 5-83-0497PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE WELCH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Melvin Clark was arrested as a suspect in the burglary of BAG Video in Fairview Heights, Illinois. He was informed of his rights and placed in a holding cell at the Fairview Heights police department. After his arrest, police overheard his statements to another detainee at the jail. The admissibility of these statements is the subject of this appeal.

On July 5, 1983, the defendant filed a motion to suppress his alleged confession, contending it was obtained with an eavesdropping device without judicial approval allegedly in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Lanza v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. United States v. Patricia Campbell HearstCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  4. People v. MylesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  5. Nutrition Headquarters, Inc. v. Department of RevenueAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. J.A.L. v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1991
  2. People v. WilsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
  3. In Interest of JALWisconsin Supreme Court · 1991

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