Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Hearsay
Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of 1st degree murder. Detective testified that as a result of a conversation with one person and a conversation his partner had with a non-testifying witness, he began looking for 3 persons, and gave those three names. Detective's testimony at trial did not contain hearsay, as detective did not disclose the substance of what his partner said the non-testifying witness had said. His testimony was properly limited to course of his investigation. Court did not shift burden to Defendant at suppression hearing. Court found that no custodial questioning occurred, and Defendant's statement had been spontaneously uttered during his arrest in basement. (DELORT and CONNORS, concurring.)