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PEOPLE v. DORTCH

No. 57883.

20 Ill. App.3d 911 (1974)

314 N.E.2d 324

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FRED DORTCH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

May 28, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley and Lynn S. Frackman, both of Office of State Appellate Defender, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (James S. Veldman and Rick Petrone, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE LEIGHTON delivered the opinion of the court:

This was a prosecution for murder. A two-count indictment charged that on July 18, 1971, defendant Fred Dortch shot and killed his cousin, Lerdie L. Dortch. At his jury trial, there were nine eye-witnesses: five for the prosecution; four for the defense. At the close of all the evidence, defendant tendered, but the court refused to give the jury two instructions on voluntary manslaughter...

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