People v. Minniti

              No. 2--05--0028 Filed: 4-30-07
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IN THE
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
SECOND DISTRICT
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE ) Appeal from the Circuit Court
OF ILLINOIS, ) of Kane County.
)
Plaintiff-Appellee, ) No. 02--CF--2047
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v. ))
JOSHUA R. MINNITI, ) Honorable
) Patricia Piper Golden,
Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge, Presiding.
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JUSTICE GILLERAN JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:
After a bench trial before the circuit court of Kane County, the defendant, Joshua R. Minniti,
was found guilty of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9--1(a)(1) (West 2000)), home invasion (720
ILCS 5/12--11(a)(2) (West 2000)), and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS
5/12--14(a)(2) (West 2000)). The defendant was sentenced to 61 years' imprisonment for first-degree
murder and 6 years' imprisonment for each of the remaining counts, all sentences to be served
consecutively. The defendant appeals, contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion to
suppress statements and that he is entitled to additional sentencing credit for time served prior to
sentencing. We disagree with his first contention, agree with his second, and affirm the judgment
as modified.
I. BACKGROUND