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PEOPLE v. HOOKER

No. 1-91-3241.

618 N.E.2d 1074 (1993)

249 Ill. App.3d 394

188 Ill.Dec. 504

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles HOOKER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

June 30, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Barbara L. Jones, Kelly S. Caner, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Lester Finkle, Tina Liebling, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant Charles Hooker was convicted of first degree murder for the shooting death of Kiwana Allen.

On appeal, defendant asserts that (1) he either acted in self-defense or should have been guilty of only second degree murder; (2) the second degree murder statute is unconstitutional because it requires a defendant to prove that his belief in the need for self-defense was unreasonable...

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