PEOPLE v. ORNELAS

No. 1-96-4232.

693 N.E.2d 1247 (1998)

295 Ill. App.3d 1037

230 Ill.Dec. 496

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert ORNELAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

April 17, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County (Kim L. Sorrells, Asst. Public Defender, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard A. Leine, State's Atty., County of Cook (Renee Goldfarb and William L. Toffenetti, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Presiding Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Robert Ornelas was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to natural life imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Defendant appeals his conviction.

The record on appeal indicates that prior to trial, defendant filed a motion to quash his arrest. During a hearing on the matter, Frankfort Police Officer...

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