Confession Admissible After Invocation of Silence if Voluntarily Reinitiated
Illinois Supreme Court · 2025-10-02 · Defendant Win · Impact: 65/100
People v. Smith, decided by Illinois Supreme Court on October 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, obtained after he inv...
Statements made before Miranda warnings are inadmissible if involuntary
Illinois Supreme Court · 2025-04-03 · Reversed · Impact: 75/100
People v. Williams, decided by Illinois Supreme Court on April 3, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Illinois Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's statements made during a custodial in...