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PEOPLE v. SULTON

No. 53214.

130 Ill. App.2d 1098 (1970)

266 N.E.2d 351

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALLEN SULTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

December 7, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and Roger S. Matelski, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Allen Sulton, was indicted for the murder of Willie J. Riley. He was tried before a jury and found guilty of manslaughter. He was sentenced to serve not less than seven nor more than ten years in the Illinois State Penitentiary.

The defendant contends, on appeal, (1) that it was error to submit an instruction to the jury defining voluntary manslaughter...

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