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PEOPLE v. RIGGINS

No. 1-87-2446.

564 N.E.2d 122 (1990)

205 Ill. App.3d 904

151 Ill.Dec. 145

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jimmy Lee RIGGINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

As Modified on Rehearing October 26, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Martin Carlson, Asst. Appellate Defender, Schiff Hardin & Waite, Chicago (James A. Clark and Colette Holt, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Cecil A. Partee, State's Atty., Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Kenneth T. McCurry and Daniel G. Galivan, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court;

Following a jury trial, defendant, Jimmy Lee Riggins, was convicted of murder and armed violence, and subsequently was sentenced to a 25-year prison term. Defendant appeals, contending that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he did not act in self-defense; that the submission of Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions on murder and voluntary manslaughter constituted grave error requiring reversal...

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