People v. Minkens

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Motion to Suppress
Citation
Case Number: 
2020 IL App (1st) 172808
Decision Date: 
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 2d Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
LAVIN

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of 1st degree murder and intentional homicide of an unborn child. He was charged, along with his girlfriend, for his involvement in the death of a woman who was pregnant allegedly with his child. Defendant failed to show his counsel was ineffective for not moving to suppress his cell site location information (cell phone records to determine the location of his cell phone) that was obtained without a warrant. Defendant cannot show that counsel's failure to move to suppress was objectively unreasonable. (PUCINSKI and COBBS, concurring.)