People v. Murray

Following a jury trial in the circuit court, defendant was convicted of first degree murder pursuant to section 9 — 1(a)(1) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)(1)) and sentenced to life imprisonment. The issues on appeal are: (1) whether defendant was proven guilty of first degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) whether the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motion to suppress statements and quash his arrest was reversible error; (3) whether comments by the trial judge during pretrial motions were improper and prejudicial to defendant; (4) whether…