Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:
Edward Baney, defendant, was found guilty of the offense of first degree murder (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 9-1) by a general verdict entered by a jury. He was sentenced to a term of 25 years' imprisonment. The sole issue on appeal is whether the jury should have been given an instruction on the offense of reckless conduct. For the following reasons, we affirm.
In the early afternoon of January 27, 1990...
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