PEOPLE v. DeSAVIEU

No. 81-2694.

120 Ill. App.3d 420 (1983)

458 N.E.2d 504

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JEAN DeSAVIEU, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Rehearing denied January 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Clark and Bradley Bridge, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat and James J. Bigoness, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE SULLIVAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of murder and sentenced to a term of 40 years. On appeal, he contends that (1) the trial court should have instructed the jury, sua sponte, on voluntary manslaughter; (2) his conviction should be reduced to voluntary manslaughter; (3) he was denied his right to a fair and impartial jury when the court refused to ask the supplemental...

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