Presiding Justice McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant, Brian Hoard, was convicted of the first degree murder of Jermaine Rhodes (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)), and was sentenced to a term of 40 years. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the trial court erred by refusing to give the jury involuntary manslaughter or reckless conduct instructions; (2) the trial court committed reversible error by refusing to give...
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