People v. Terry

700 N.E.2d 992 (1998)

183 Ill.2d 298

233 Ill.Dec. 284

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee,

v.

Melky TERRY, Appellant.

No. 84156.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

June 18, 1998.

Rehearing Denied October 5, 1998.

Kenneth L. Jones, Asst. State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Melky Terry.

Mari R. Hatzenbuehler, Asst. State's Atty., Chicago, Jim Ryan, Atty. Gen., Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, for People.

Following a 1987 jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Melky Terry was convicted of one count of first degree murder and one count of voluntary manslaughter, arising out of the 1985…