People v. Minniti

After a bench trial before the circuit court of Kane County, the defendant, Joshua R. Minniti, was found guilty of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1) (West 2000)), home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12— 11(a)(2) (West 2000)), and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12 — 14(a)(2) (West 2000)). The defendant was sentenced to 61 years’ imprisonment for first-degree murder and 6 years’ imprisonment for each of the remaining counts, all sentences to be served consecutively. The defendant appeals, contending that the trial coprt erred in denying his motion to suppress…