PEOPLE v. SYKES

No. 75-282.

45 Ill. App.3d 674 (1977)

359 N.E.2d 897

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TOMMY LEE SYKES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed February 1, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Rosborough and Randy E. Blue, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

Robert H. Rice, State's Attorney, of Belleville (Robert L. Craig, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

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

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Clair County which found the defendant, Tommy Lee Sykes, guilty of the crime of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced him to the penitentiary for a term of not less than two years nor more than six years.

On appeal, the defendant argues: (1) that the trial court erred by giving instructions for voluntary...

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