People v. Karim

Following a jury trial, Samuel Karim was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Karim was sentenced to death. Then-Governor Ryan commuted Karim’s death sentence to life in prison. This is the direct appeal of his conviction. Karim presents the following issues for our review: (1) whether the trial court erred when it denied Karim’s motion to suppress his written statement, secured after numerous hours of detention in violation of the express terms in the arrest warrant; (2) whether the trial court erred in denying Karim’s motion to suppress his…