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PEOPLE v. SUMMERS

No. 4-89-0427.

202 Ill. App.3d 1 (1990)

559 N.E.2d 1133

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LOUIS R. SUMMERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed August 30, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas and Jane Raley, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Scott H. Walden, State's Attorney, of Quincy (Kenneth R. Boyle, Robert J. Biderman, and Linda Susan McClain, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Louis Summers, was convicted by a jury of first degree murder. His 19-month-old stepson, Ryan, was the victim. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) his conviction for first degree murder should be reduced to involuntary manslaughter, (2) the trial court improperly instructed the jury, (3) the trial court improperly admitted ...

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