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PEOPLE v. BEAUFORD

No. 1-89-0307.

621 N.E.2d 1 (1991)

249 Ill. App.3d 943

190 Ill.Dec. 132

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry BEAUFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

November 12, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender, County of Cook, Chicago (Michael Davidson, Vicki Rogers, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

John O'Malley, State's Atty., County of Cook, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Mary Brigid Kenny, Roseanne McDonnell of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Jerry Beauford, appeals from his conviction of murder, presenting as issues whether the involuntary manslaughter instruction given incorrectly stated the burden of proof; defendant was denied a fair trial because the involuntary manslaughter instruction failed to include a definition of "recklessness;" defendant was denied a fair trial by the circuit court's incorrect instruction to the jury regarding...

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