PEOPLE v. BUCKNER

No. 1-89-0762.

581 N.E.2d 102 (1991)

220 Ill. App.3d 468

163 Ill.Dec. 151

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry BUCKNER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

September 27, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Shelton O. Green, Asst. Pub. Def., of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago (Renee G. Goldfarb, Guy L. Miller IV, and John J. Kim, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant, Jerry Buckner, was convicted of the murder of Thomas LaCourt and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. On appeal, defendant argues that the jury was improperly instructed under People v. Reddick (1988), 123 Ill.2d 184, 122 Ill.Dec. 1, 526 N.E.2d 141, and that such error requires reversal and entitles him...

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