People v. Amigon

Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Karmeier, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the State’s causation evidence and the admission of his 1995 custodial statement. While serving consecutive prison terms for first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1) (West 1992)) and two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4.2(a)(1) (West 1992)) stemming from a 1994 shooting incident, defendant was charged with a second murder after another of the original shooting victims died from pneumonia five years later. During…