Appellate Court of Illinois· 2/8/2011

People v. Brown

Citations

406 Ill. App. 3d 1068
952 N.E.2d 32
351 Ill. Dec. 659
2011 Ill. App. LEXIS 71

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finding the initial-aggressor jury instruction was appropriately given where the evidence showed that the defendant became the aggressor when he pursued one of the victims, who was retreating
finding no plain error for an improper jury instruction where the evidence showed an intrusion and thus the outcome would have been the same if the proper instruction would have been given
the right of self-defense will not justify killing the original aggressor either for the purpose of retaliation or where the original aggressor has abandoned the confrontation
no abuse of discretion in giving an initial- aggressor instruction during deliberations because there was evidence on that issue and it was not injecting a new theory into the case
“[A]lthough the right of self-defense may justify a use of force, it will not justify the killing of an original aggressor as an act of retaliation or after the aggressor has abandoned the argument.”

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Judges: Pope

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