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PEOPLE v. CASTILLO

No. 1-11-0668.

974 N.E.2d 318 (2012)

362 Ill. Dec. 797

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William CASTILLO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

June 22, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon F. Erickson , Michael D. Oppenheimer , Erickson & Oppenheimer, Ltd., Chicago, for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney, Chicago ( Alan J. Spellberg , Janet C. Mahoney , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

Presiding Justice EPSTEIN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

¶ 1 Following a jury trial, defendant William Castillo, was convicted of murder. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison. On appeal, defendant argues that he was denied his right to a fair trial because: (1) the trial court denied his request for a jury instruction on involuntary manslaughter; and (2) the State made excessive and improper use of his alleged nickname...

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