People v. Young

After a jury trial, defendant, Charles Young, was convicted of the gang-related murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9—1(a)(1)) of Robert Morrison and sentenced to 32 years in prison. On appeal, he contends that: (1) his inculpatory statements should have been suppressed as fruit of his illegal arrest; (2) his inculpatory statements should have been suppressed because they were involuntary; (3) his conviction should be reversed because, without his statements being in evidence, the State failed to prove him guilty of murder beyond a reasonable doubt; (4) the trial court improperly…