PEOPLE v. NUGEN

No. 1-07-2506.

926 N.E.2d 760 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wardell NUGEN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

March 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, Patricia Unsinn, Deputy Defender (Melinda Grace Palacio, of counsel), for Appellant.

Anita Alvarez, Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL (James E. Fitzgerald, Veronica Calderon Malavia, Miles J. Keleher and Ugo H. Buzzi, of counsel), for Appellee.


MODIFIED UPON DENIAL OF REHEARING

Justice LAMPKIN delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury found defendant Wardell Nugen guilty of first degree murder. He was sentenced to 50 years' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends he was denied his right to a fair trial where the jury was not read Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal, No. 2.04 (4th ed. 2000) (hereinafter IPI Criminal 4th No. 2.04), pertaining to his constitutional right not to...

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