People v. Amor

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of 1st-degree murder and aggravated arson. Defendant initially denied knowing about an apartment fire that killed his mother-in-law, but eventually told detectives that he had intentionally knocked a lit cigarette onto vodka-sodden newspapers because he wanted to get her insurance proceeds. Court properly denied Defendant's petition for certificate of innocence. Court's determination that his inculpatory statements were voluntary was not against manifest weight of evidence, and Defendant was proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.(ZENOFF and HUDSON, concurring.)