PEOPLE v. WILKINS

No. 61614.

36 Ill. App.3d 761 (1976)

344 N.E.2d 724

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RONALD WILKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed March 1, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Preston Cummings, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon and John T. Theis, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed as modified.

Mr. JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, Ronald Wilkins was convicted of murder and sentenced to a term of 20 to 60 years' imprisonment. On appeal he raises three issues: (1) whether he was proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) whether the failure to instruct the jury on the offense of voluntary manslaughter was error; and (3) whether the...

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