People v. Matthews

PRESIDING JUSTICE LaPORTA

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was charged with 10 counts of murder, four counts of armed violence, two counts of theft and with other offenses. In a bench trial he was found guilty of murder, theft and armed violence and sentenced to natural life in the penitentiary for murder and five years on each theft conviction, all terms to be served concurrently. The armed violence conviction was merged with the murder conviction.

On appeal the defendant raises the following issues: (1) whether the court’s denial of defendant’s pretrial motions to quash his…