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· 11/21/1997

People v. Williams Opinion on Remand

Citations

  • 293 Ill. App. 3d 276
  • 688 N.E.2d 320
  • 227 Ill. Dec. 839
  • 1997 Ill. App. LEXIS 799

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[T]he convictions must be reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial on the involuntary manslaughter and aggravated discharge of a firearm charges.”
  • where defendant testified he closed his eyes and fired in the air “above their heads” in order to scare the victim away, jury should have been instructed on reckless conduct as a lesser-included offense of aggravated discharge of a firearm
  • same, where defendant fired in air to “scare the victim away”

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Judges: Geiger

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