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PEOPLE v. HILL

No. 76-1190.

368 N.E.2d 714 (1977)

53 Ill. App.3d 280

11 Ill.Dec. 163

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles HILL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

September 30, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, Chicago, for defendant-appellant; Andrea D. Lyon, Asst. Public Defender, and Suzanne M. Xinos, Chicago, of counsel.

Bernard Carey, State's Atty., Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee; Laurence J. Bolon and Richard J. Barr, Jr., Chicago, of counsel.

SULLIVAN, Presiding Justice.

Defendant was indicted for murder and, after a bench trial, was found guilty of the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter (Ill.Rev.Stat.1973, ch. 38, par. 9-2(b)) and was sentenced to a term of 4-12 years. On appeal, he contends (1) that the court erred in finding him guilty of voluntary manslaughter on an accountability theory; and (2) that the State failed to sustain its burden of proof after its evidence raised the issue...

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