People v. Williams

Following a bench trial, defendant Anthony Williams was convicted of first degree murder and armed robbery and sentenced to 38 years’ imprisonment for first degree murder and a concurrent sentence of 30 years’ imprisonment for armed robbery. Defendant appeals, claiming that his statements should have been suppressed because he was arrested without probable cause and because his statements were the product of coercion. We affirm.

Prior to defendant’s trial, a hearing was held on defendant’s motions to suppress his statements. Detective John Halloran testified that, after the body of Louis…