People v. Galvan

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 probable cause; (3) the court improperly limited the cross-examination of the detective who questioned the defendant; (4) the prosecutor improperly argued that witnesses feared the…