People v. J.W.

J.W., a minor, was adjudicated delinquent for committing acts that made him accountable for the offense of first degree murder. (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a) (West 1992).) J.W. appeals from the rulings of the circuit court, questioning whether (1) the circuit court erred in denying his motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence; and (2) his statement was sufficiently attenuated from the arrest to be admissible.

On May 24, 1994, a hearing was held on J.W.’s motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence. J.W. testified that on March 23, 1994, he was 14 years old and in the eighth grade at Bunche school.…