People v. Bates

Defendant David Bates and his codefendant Gregory Banks were charged with the murder and armed robbery of Leon Barkan, and the attempted murder and aggravated battery of Jeltro Givens. Both defendants filed pretrial motions to quash arrest and suppress evidence. The court denied both defendants’ motions. Banks was tried by a jury and found guilty of the murder and armed robbery of Barkan and the aggravated battery of Givens. The court sentenced him to concurrent terms of 50 years on the murder conviction, 30 years on the armed robbery conviction, and 10 years on the aggravated battery…