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PEOPLE v. DAVIS

Gen. No. 52,843.

117 Ill. App.2d 77 (1969)

253 N.E.2d 910

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Warene Davis, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

November 24, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (George L. Lincoln and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE ADESKO delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant was indicted for the crime of murder and was found guilty of the offense of voluntary manslaughter in a jury trial. She was sentenced to a term of three to ten years. In seeking a reversal of this conviction, the defendant raises questions concerning the instructions given to the jury and the prosecutor's closing argument.

The evidence in support of defendant's conviction reveals that...

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