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PEOPLE v. FOSTER

No. 78-1307.

81 Ill. App.3d 915 (1980)

401 N.E.2d 1221

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIE EARL FOSTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Rehearing denied March 31, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Joan S. Cherry, and Thomas J. Leanse, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE ROMITI delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Willie Earl Foster, was convicted of murder in a jury trial and was sentenced to 15 to 20 years in the penitentiary. On appeal he contends he was denied a fair trial on the following grounds: (1) the trial court refused to give a jury instruction on self-defense; (2) the court barred defense testimony concerning the victim's reputation for violence; (3) the court erroneously...

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