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PEOPLE v. DUNSWORTH

No. 3-90-0644.

599 N.E.2d 29 (1992)

233 Ill. App.3d 258

174 Ill.Dec. 483

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juanita J. DUNSWORTH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

August 19, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Fisher (argued), Office of State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, Dean Stone, trial counsel, Macomb, for Juanita J. Dunsworth.

Gary F. Gnidovec (argued), States' Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Samuel Naylor VI, State's Atty., Carthage, John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for People.

Justice McCUSKEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Juanita Dunsworth was convicted by a jury of involuntary manslaughter. Juanita was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. She remains free on bond pending this appeal.

Juanita raises two issues on appeal. She claims that her constitutional right to a fair trial was denied because: (1) the trial court submitted improper and confusing jury instructions; and (2) that the prosecutor made improper and prejudicial...

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