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PEOPLE v. BEASLEY

No. 5-92-0049.

622 N.E.2d 1236 (1993)

251 Ill. App.3d 872

190 Ill.Dec. 919

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sheila BEASLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

November 1, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, E. Joyce Randolph, Asst. Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Fifth Judicial District, Mt. Vernon, for defendant-appellant.

Rod Wolf, State's Atty., Harrisburg, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Scott A. Manuel, Staff Atty., Office of the State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Sheila Beasley, was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 9-2(a) (now 720 ILCS 5/9-2(a) (West 1992))) for shooting her husband to death. The trial court sentenced the defendant to eight years' imprisonment. The defendant appeals contending that: (1) the evidence established self-defense; hence, she was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the trial court...

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