PEOPLE v. GALVAN

No. 1-90-2094.

614 N.E.2d 391 (1993)

244 Ill. App.3d 298

185 Ill.Dec. 257

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John GALVAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick F. Cohn, Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial the defendant, John Galvan, age 18 at the time, was convicted of aggravated arson and the murder of two persons who died in the fire. He was sentenced to natural life imprisonment without parole. He contends on appeal: (1) the court erred in denying a motion to suppress his statement; (2) the court improperly excluded evidence during the hearing on the motion to suppress which showed lack of...

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