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PEOPLE v. MARTINEZ

No. 76-232.

49 Ill. App.3d 345 (1977)

364 N.E.2d 346

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RAY MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Modified on denial of rehearing June 17, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Suzanne M. Xinos, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Iris E. Sholder, and Winifred H. Date, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

Defendant was tried for murder and, in a bench trial, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to not less than one nor more than 14 years. On appeal, he contends that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he was not acting in self-defense.

It appears that defendant and Francisco Parra had been drinking with two women in the Mona...

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