People v. Negron

Following a jury trial, defendant Jose Negron was convicted of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9—1(a)(1)), armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 18—2(a)), and conspiracy to commit robbery. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 8—2.) He was sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment for the murder conviction, 22 years’ concurrent incarceration for the armed robbery conviction, and 2 years’ concurrent imprisonment for the conspiracy conviction. Defendant raises multiple issues upon review, challenging: (1) the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motion to suppress his inculpatory…