Justice McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court.
Following a bench trial, defendant George Willis was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to ten years in the Department of Corrections. The issues raised on appeal are: (1) whether the State failed to prove that defendant did not act in self-defense; (2) whether the trial court erred when it allowed a victim impact statement to be introduced at defendant's sentencing hearing; (3) whether in sentencing...
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