Illinois Supreme Court· 2/4/1991

People v. Everette

Citations

565 N.E.2d 1295
141 Ill. 2d 147
152 Ill. Dec. 377
1991 Ill. LEXIS 7

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holding that claims of accidental death and self-defense are not inherently contradictory
noting that State’s own evidence may give rise to question of self-defense
holding a homicide defendant was entitled to a self-defense instruction where there was some evidence in the record which, if believed by the jury, would have supported the defense, even though the defendant testified that he accidentally killed the victim
holding a homicide defendant was entitled to a self-defense instruction where there was some evidence in the record which, if believed by the jury, would have supported the defense, even though the defendant testified that he accidentally killed the victim
applying de novo standard of review to issue of whether defendant was entitled to jury instructions on self-defense
allowing this court to affirm a decision of the circuit court on any basis in the record, regardless of whether the circuit court's reasoning was correct

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Judges: Clark

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