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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 1-88-0333.

574 N.E.2d 62 (1991)

214 Ill. App.3d 499

158 Ill.Dec. 268

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Diane WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

May 15, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

State Appellate Defender by Debra R. Salinger, Asst. Appellate Defender, Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. of Cook County (Renee Goldfarb and Judy L. De Angelis, of counsel), Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.

Presiding Justice CERDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Diane Williams, was convicted of murder (Ill.Rev. Stat.1985, ch. 38, par. 9-1) and sentenced to 37 years' imprisonment. Her defense at trial was self-defense based on the child sexual assault syndrome. On appeal, defendant argues that (1) the trial court erred in giving the Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal Nos. 7.02, 7.06 (2d ed. 1981) (hereinafter IPI Criminal...

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