PEOPLE v. PARDIECK

No. 5-87-0718.

198 Ill. App.3d 432 (1990)

555 N.E.2d 1132

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JERRY LEE PARDIECK, SR., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed May 23, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, and Lori L. Mosby, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

John Baricevic, State's Attorney, of Belleville (Kenneth R. Boyle, Stephen E. Norris, and Matthew E. Franklin, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE HOWERTON delivered the opinion of the court:

The circuit court gave an involuntary manslaughter jury instruction that was tendered by the defendant, who was on trial for the murder of Gary Sloan.

The jury found defendant guilty of murder.

On appeal, defendant makes two claims: (1) that the involuntary manslaughter instructions misstated the burden of proof, relying...

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