Illinois Supreme Court· 5/21/1986

People v. Spears

Citations

493 N.E.2d 1030
112 Ill. 2d 396
98 Ill. Dec. 9
1986 Ill. LEXIS 262

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observing that \it does not follow ... that one who acts recklessly also acts knowingly\
refusing to “metaphysically divine a jury’s collective intent from a single question that may well have only embodied the curiosity or concern of a single juror”
all holding that a trial court has a duty to refuse inconsistent guilty verdicts and to instruct the jury to resolve the inconsistency
all holding that a trial court has a duty to refuse inconsistent guilty verdicts and to instruct the jury to resolve the inconsistency
the defendant asserted theory that shootings were unintentional, so he tendered jury instructions on reckless conduct as a lesser-included offense of armed violence
the defendant asserted theory that shootings were unintentional, so he tendered jury instructions on reckless conduct as a lesser-included offense of armed violence

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Judges: Clark

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