PEOPLE v. FELDMANN

No. 5-98-0810.

732 N.E.2d 685 (2000)

314 Ill. App.3d 787

247 Ill.Dec. 630

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jodi FELDMANN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

June 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Lawrence J. O'Neill, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mount Vernon, for Appellant.

Kathryn Dobrinic, State's Attorney, Hillsboro, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Kevin D. Sweeney, Staff Attorney, Office of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mount Vernon, for Appellee.


Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

There is an old adage that cautions restraint in what we seek. Its message draws upon the irony that can sometimes mock a successful pursuit. This is a case in point. The defendant asked the trial judge to allow for jury deliberation on the question of guilt for the offense of involuntary manslaughter. The trial judge honored that request. The jury deliberated and resolved the question against the defendant. It found...

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