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· 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

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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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