PEOPLE v. LEE

No. 4-98-0413.

724 N.E.2d 557 (2000)

311 Ill. App.3d 363

243 Ill.Dec. 958

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ivory LEE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided February 2, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender (Court appointed), Martin J. Ryan (argued), Asst. Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Ivory Lee.

John P. Schmidt, State's Attorney, Springfield, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, David E. Mannchen (argued), Staff Attorney, State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury convicted defendant Ivory Lee of the second degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-2 (West 1998)) of Wile Trotter, aggravated battery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12-4.2 (West 1998)) of Wile Trotter, and aggravated battery with a firearm of Willis Trotter. On appeal, defendant argues that (1) the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he did not act in self-defense in shooting the Trotters, and (2) his conviction...

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