PEOPLE v. SWANSON

No. 1-88-3571.

570 N.E.2d 503 (1991)

211 Ill. App.3d 510

156 Ill.Dec. 27

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard SWANSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

March 15, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Shelton O'Neal Green and Alison Edwards, Asst. Public Defenders, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, Cook County State's Atty., Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Janette Sublett and Neera Walsh, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Presiding Justice RAKOWSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Richard Swanson, was charged by indictment with two counts of first degree murder. Following a bench trial, he was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to three years probation with 26 weekends in the Cook County jail. On appeal, defendant contends that his conviction must be reversed because his use of force against the victim was justified. Additionally, he argues that the trial...

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