James v. Illinois

James (defendant), a murder suspect, made statements to police, later ruled inadmissible as fruits of an unlawful arrest, that he had dyed his hair to change his appearance. At trial, prosecution eyewitnesses described the shooter as having reddish hair, and James did not testify, but a defense witness, Henderson, testified his hair was black on the day of the shooting. The prosecution used James's suppressed statements to impeach Henderson, and James was convicted; the Illinois Appellate Court reversed, but the Illinois Supreme Court reinstated the conviction, applying the impeachment exception to Henderson's testimony.