Defense attorney allege that the man accused of killing seven people at a 2022 Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago was denied his constitutional right to legal representation while being interrogated by police hours after the shooting. Authorities have said Robert Crimo III confessed to the shooting that also left dozens injured.
Robert E. Crimo III gestures as he attends the hearing on motions before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Robert E. Crimo III’s attorney Gregory Ticsay speaks to Judge Victoria A. Rossetti during the hearing on motions at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Robert E. Crimo III gestures as he attends the hearing on motions before Judge Victoria A.
The nearly three-hour hearing offered a glimpse of the evidence expected at the trial, including police testimony, photographs and video footage of statements Crimo made to police. Defense attorneys said Crimo’s relatives retained an attorney who was waiting in the police station lobby the evening of the shooting, but police didn’t allow Crimo to meet him.QB Caleb Williams has another rough day as the Bears lose to the Patriots 19-3“He is never told that he has his attorney, an attorney retained for him,” public defender Greg Ticsay said in court. “It’s clear he was never given access. They violated his due process rights.
“He knew why he was there. He knew what they were going to question him about,” Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Jeff Facklam said. “He knew what right he was giving up.”
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