People v. Hunt

This case presents issue as to whether trial court properly suppressed recorded jailhouse statements about then-uncharged offense that defendant made to police informant posing as fellow inmate, where statements were recorded after defendant had made request to speak with counsel. Appellate Court found that govt. did not violate any 5th Amendment rights since federal case law did not view interrogation by police informant under instant circumstances to be custodial interrogation. However, Appellate Court, in suppressing said statements, found that govt. violated defendant’s rights under Ill. Constitution and statutes since, under McCauley, 163 Ill.2d 414, said questioning by police informant was tantamount to custodial interrogation.