People v. Shanklin

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Confessions
Citation
Case Number: 
2014 IL App (1st) 120084
Decision Date: 
Friday, January 31, 2014
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 6th Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
ROCHFORD
Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of first-degree murder, home invasion, and aggravated criminal sexual assault.Court properly held Frye hearing and determined that GSS (Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale) method of testing for susceptibility to interrogation techniques did not meet Frye standard for reliability and admissibility. Court properly denied Defendant's motion to suppress, as Defendant did not exhibit signs of severe heroin withdrawal that would render his statement unknowing and involuntary.(LAMPKIN and REYES, concurring.)