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PEOPLE v. MARTIN

No. 80-339.

98 Ill. App.3d 649 (1981)

424 N.E.2d 949

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHEILA MARTIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed July 30, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

John A. Barra, State's Attorney, of Peoria (John X. Breslin and Kenneth A. Wilhelm, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BARRY delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Sheila Martin, was found guilty of murder and not guilty of voluntary manslaughter. She was sentenced to a term of 20 years' imprisonment.

Two issues are raised on appeal: (1) whether the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was not justified in using deadly force in self-defense; and (2) whether the State failed...

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