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PEOPLE v. SANTIAGO

No. 86-748.

161 Ill. App.3d 634 (1987)

515 N.E.2d 228

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELVIN SANTIAGO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed September 22, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Steinken and Sidney I. Schenkier, both of Chicago (Jenner & Block, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., Kenneth T. McCurry, and John A. Gasiorowski, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals his murder conviction by a jury and resultant sentence of 35 years' imprisonment. He raises as issues whether the circuit court: (1) erred by refusing to give defense instructions concerning the use of force in self-defense; (2) erred in instructing the jury on an aggressor's justifiable use of force; (3) improperly limited...

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