· 9/22/1986
People v. Sowinski
Citations
- 498 N.E.2d 650
- 148 Ill. App. 3d 231
- 101 Ill. Dec. 326
- 1986 Ill. App. LEXIS 2904
How courts have described this case
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- improper for court to give manslaughter instruction where defendant did not want jury to consider “compromise” verdict and its inclusion “risked the possibility of interrupting defense counsel’s strategy”
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Judges: Quinlan
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