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...
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
Illinois Supreme Court · 2025-06-05 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
People v. Smart, decided by Illinois Supreme Court on June 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court's decision, holding that the defendant'...