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JOLIET — One of Michael Kazecki’s ongoing stall tactics to delay his first-degree murder trial in the August 2018 beating death of his wife Becky has been to suggest that his Joliet Police Department interview with two Joliet police detectives should be suppressed by the judge.
After 11 months of motions, court hearings and arguments from both sides of lawyers in the 2018 Joliet McDonough Street murder case, Will County Judge Daniel Rippy has made his decision. On Tuesday, the judge ruled in favor of Will County State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow and his team of criminal prosecutors.
“Matter comes on for ruling and decision on the defendant’s amended motion to suppress statements. Motion is denied,” the judge declared.
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Afterward, Judge Rippy informed Kazecki that he needs to be back in Courtroom 402 in Oct. 29 for his next pretrial hearing. Even though six years and one month have passed since Michael Kazecki was charged with first-degree murder, his case does not even have a jury trial date on the judge’s calendar.
Given that it’s already late September, there is no chance at all that Kazecki will stand trial for the death of Becky Kazecki during the remainder of 2024.
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It remains to be seen whether the judge will give Kazecki a trial date in 2025, year seven of the case.
Michael Kazecki is being represented by downtown Joliet attorney Nathaniel Tate of the Edward Jaquays law firm.
“Michael Kazecki’s due process right as constitutionally protected by the Constitution of the State of Illinois were violated by the Joliet Police Department when they failed to allow him an opportunity to consult with his counsel and further when they failed to adequately provide the defendant information to make a knowing, intelligent and voluntary waiver of his right to counsel,” Tate argued unsuccessfully on behalf of his client.
Michael Kazecki, who now lives in Oak Lawn, is one of only a handful of Joliet first-degree murder defendants who remain free while awaiting their respective trial. His mother posted 10 percent of his $2 million bail three weeks after his August 2018 arrest in connection with the death of his wife, who died of head trauma, according to Will County’s prosecutors.
The Kazecki family lived in a two-story house in the 700 block of McDonough Street. Michael Kazecki was a teacher at Washington Junior High School at the time of his wife’s death. His wife taught at Gompers Junior High School.
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