People v. Boston

This case presents question as to whether, in instant murder trial, trial court properly denied defendant’s motion to quash grand jury subpoena and suppress palm print that was taken from defendant while he was incarcerated on unrelated offense, where prosecutor sought said print in conjunction with investigation of murder of defendant’s former girlfriend. Appellate Court, in affirming trial court, held that defendant had only diminished expectation of privacy due to his status as incarcerated felon, such that minimal information presented to grand jury to support issuance of subpoena to take his palm print, i.e. fact that defendant was former boyfriend of victim, that police received unspecified information that he might have been involved in killing, and that there was palm print at murder scene, was sufficient to support issuance of subpoena under Will County, 152 Ill.2d 381.