Appellate Court of Illinois· 7/11/1974

People v. Matthews

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314 N.E.2d 15
21 Ill. App. 3d 249
1974 Ill. App. LEXIS 2185

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slight provocation will not be adequate since the provocation must be proportionate to the manner in which the accused retaliated; therefore, if accused, on slight provocation, attacked with violence out of all proportion to provocation and killed victim, crime is murder

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Judges: Dixon

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