People v. Busija

A jury found defendant, Michael Busija, guilty of deviate sexual assault, attempted rape, aggravated battery, and robbery. The trial court sentenced him to concurrent terms of 30 years for deviate sexual assault, 15 years for attempted rape, 5 years for aggravated battery, and 5 years for robbery. On appeal defendant contends that the trial court erred in granting the State’s motion to strike defendant’s motion to suppress certain statements he made after allegedly exercising his right to counsel. By granting the State’s motion, the trial court held that defendant was collaterally estopped…