PEOPLE v. KENT

No. 81-1493.

111 Ill. App.3d 733 (1982)

444 N.E.2d 570

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DIANE KENT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed December 20, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick E. McGann, of Alsip, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat, Joel A. Stein, and Rhoda W. Davis, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment reversed.

JUSTICE McGLOON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Diane Kent was charged by indictment with the murder of her four-month-old daughter. Count I charged that defendant, in violation of section 9-1(a)(1) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(1)), knowingly and intentionally killed the baby by feeding the child alcoholic beverages. Pursuant to defendant's motion at the close of the State's case,...

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