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PEOPLE v. McDOWELL

No. 5-83-0843.

138 Ill. App.3d 622 (1985)

485 N.E.2d 1098

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARC McDOWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed September 17, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy E. Blue and Rita K. Peterson, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

Barbara Adams, State's Attorney, of Hillsboro (Stephen E. Norris, of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of Mt. Vernon, and Michael K. Fawell, of Wheaton, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Montgomery County, Marc McDowell, defendant, was found guilty of aggravated battery upon William H. Curtis, a correctional officer, and subsequently sentenced to two years' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends he was denied his right to a fair trial by the trial court's refusal to give a self-defense instruction tendered by defendant...

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