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PEOPLE v. PERNELL

No. 78-975.

72 Ill. App.3d 664 (1979)

391 N.E.2d 85

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DARWIN PERNELL, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed May 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner, David Mejia, and Nancy Abrahams, all of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger and Francis X. Speh, Jr., Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE RIZZI delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Darwin Pernell, was convicted of murder in a jury trial and sentenced to 20-40 years imprisonment. He contends that the jury was not properly instructed regarding the State's burden of proof on the issue of self-defense, and that the trial judge improperly precluded him from testifying as to his state of mind at the time of the occurrence. We reverse and remand because...

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