PEOPLE v. DIXON

No. 76-673.

58 Ill. App.3d 557 (1978)

374 N.E.2d 900

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEONARD DIXON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed March 22, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Becker & Tenenbaum, of Chicago (Theodore M. Becker, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Joan S. Cherry, and Pamela L. Gray, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SIMON delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Leonard Dixon, was charged with the murder of Jimmy Hudson. After a jury trial, he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to a prison term of 2 to 6 years. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred: (1) in giving the jury voluntary manslaughter instructions where the record contained no basis to support such a conviction; (2) in allowing the gun which...

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