PEOPLE v. DYER

No. 76-396.

61 Ill. App.3d 461 (1978)

378 N.E.2d 204

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELVIN DYER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed May 12, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Andrew Berman, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Kelly D. Long, State's Attorney, of Hillsboro (James E. Hinterlong and Robert M. Hansen, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KARNS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Melvin Dyer, was convicted at a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County of the offense of aggravated battery in violation of section 12-4(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 12-4(a)).

Defendant raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether the jury was properly instructed on the issue of self-defense and (2) whether the closing...

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