People v. Schuning 

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Right to Counsel
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 2-09-0194
Decision Date: 
Friday, April 9, 2010
District: 
2nd Dist.
Division/County: 
DuPage Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
BOWMAN
Trial court properly granted Defendant's motion to suppress statements Defendant made at or after date and time at which Defendant, then a patient in ICU, asked to use phone to contact his attorney, as this was invoking of right to counsel. ICU nurse said no phone calls allowed in ICU, and police continued to question Defendant, who was guarded by city police officer, had several IV tubes in, could not reach phone, and was thus unable to leave.