People v. Island

Defendant, Edward Island, was indicted by grand jury with eight counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1) (West 2006)) for the shooting death of Anthony Darring, Jr. Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 60 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. On appeal, defendant argues that: (1) the testimony of four State witnesses should have been suppressed as the fruit of his illegal arrest; and (2) he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On April 8, 1997, at approximately 12:43 a.m.,…