PEOPLE v. CASTILLO

No. 86275.

723 N.E.2d 274 (1999)

188 Ill.2d 536

243 Ill.Dec. 242

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Jose CASTILLO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied January 31, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Unsinn, Asst. State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Jose Castillo.

Richard A. Devine, State's Atty. Cook County, Criminal Appeals Div., Jim Ryan, Atty. Gen., Criminal Appeals Div., Owen D. Kalt, Asst. State's Atty., Chicago, for the People.


Justice HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole question presented in this appeal is whether the trial court erred by refusing to instruct the jury on involuntary manslaughter at defendant's murder trial. We hold that the trial court properly refused the requested instruction.

BACKGROUND

Defendant was convicted of murder following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County. Defendant appealed, and the appellate court affirmed the...

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