22 Ill. App. 3d 180 - People v. White’s Empirical Analysis

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6 federal appellate · 38 state decisions

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1. “"Objection to the failure of the State to call all material witnesses on the issue of whether the confession was voluntary must be made in the trial court." (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 114-11(d).)”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. J. C. · 69 Ill. App. 3d 289 - In Re JC

2. ““State’s Attorney: Q: To the best of your recollection what were the events that transpired at the time that you met Mr. White on that day? A: It was brief. I advised him of his rights; I asked him if he would care to talk about whatever the offense was at that time, and he said he didn’t want to talk about it; he would rather see a lawyer. Q: Was he given an opportunity at that time to make a telephone call? A: Yes — I am not sure — although he was taken from the office there; he was in my office where he could have made a phone call. Q: He understood then at that point he didn’t have to say anything to anybody? A: That is right. Q: What was done with him after he said that he didn’t wish to make any statement? A: To my recollection he was placed back in the cell block. A: Also he was asked if he understood it. Q: To your knowledge did he express his understanding of that statement? A: Yes, he said that he would rather see a lawyer. Q: Do you know of your own knowledge whether he ever talked to a lawyer after that point? A: No, I don’t.” The significant portions of Captain Johnson’s testimony on cross-examination are as follows: “Q: So that you initially talked to him and gave him his rights, and gave him his rights [sic], and he said I don’t choose to make a statement at this time; I would rather have a lawyer? A: That is right. Q: Then did you turn the matter over to detective Stannis [sic] ? A: That is right. * * * Q: Are you quite certain he said that he wanted a lawyer ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 61 Ill. 2d 288 - People v. White

3. ““Q. Captain, you testified just a moment ago that you talked to Eutues White when he first came in, to see if you knew him — what you knew about him— that he chose not to talk, that he would rather talk to a lawyer; something to that effect is what you said? A. Well— Q. This is important, I want to get this straight; did he specifically ask you and say, I want a lawyer; I want to talk to a lawyer? A. No, he never asked me about he wanted to talk to a lawyer; he didn’t want to talk to me, so I would assume that he would rather have a lawyer there present, but he didn’t ask for one; if he had he would have used the phone there on my desk. Q. Now, I know that a lot of what police officers testify to is based upon years of experience in a routine way of doing things; you say he has asked for a lawyer, I would have let him use my phone; can you say specifically in this case that Eutues White didn’t ask for a lawyer? A. No, he didn’t ask for a lawyer.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. White v. Finkbeiner