PEOPLE v. SHELTON

No. 82-1422.

140 Ill. App.3d 886 (1985)

489 N.E.2d 879

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN SHELTON et al., Defendants-Appellants.

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

Modified on denial of rehearing March 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Karen S. Szpajer, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellants.

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


Affirmed in part and modified in part.

JUSTICE CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendants, John and Derryl Shelton, were found guilty of aggravated battery and armed violence. Derryl Shelton was sentenced to five years' imprisonment. John Shelton was sentenced to three years' probation conditioned on six months' imprisonment. On appeal, both defendants contend that (1) the trial court erred in refusing to submit a self...

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