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PEOPLE v. BEASLEY

No. 4-12-0774.

9 N.E.3d 1205 (2014)

2014 IL App (4th) 120774

381 Ill. Dec. 86

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alvin C. BEASLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

April 25, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , Jacqueline L. Bullard , and Daaron V. Kimmel (argued), all of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Randall Brinegar , State's Attorney, of Danville ( Patrick Delfino , David J. Robinson , and Luke McNeill (argued), all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

Justice KNECHT delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

¶ 1 Defendant, Alvin C. Beasley, appeals from a jury verdict of guilty of second degree murder. Defendant argues the trial court abused its discretion in failing to instruct the jury on involuntary manslaughter where some evidence supported that theory. We reverse.

¶ 2 I. BACKGROUND

¶ 3 On December 23, 2011, the State charged defendant with three counts...

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