PEOPLE v. SIMMONS

No. 1-05-3618.

862 N.E.2d 1066 (2007)

308 Ill.Dec. 863

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donivan SIMMONS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

January 31, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Devine, Cook County State's Attorney (James E. Fitzgerald, Annette Collins, William L. Toffenetti, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Appellee.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Public Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender (Kathleen M. Flynn, Assistant Appellate Defender, of counsel), for Appellant.


Justice KARNEZIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Donivan Simmons was found guilty of first degree murder and three counts of aggravated battery with a firearm and was sentenced to consecutive terms of 50 years' imprisonment for murder and 10 years' imprisonment for aggravated battery. On appeal, defendant contends: (1) the trial court erred in finding that his statements were attenuated from his unlawful arrest; and (2) the trial...

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