People v. Allen

Defendant, Harvey Allen, Jr., was convicted of four counts of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1) and arson (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 20 — 1) following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County. He was sentenced to natural life in prison without possibility of parole and to a concurrent term of seven years for the arson conviction. Prior to trial on these charges, defendant filed a motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence on the basis that he was arrested without probable cause. On appeal, he contends that (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to…