People v. Deaton

Following a jury trial, defendant, David Deaton, was convicted of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1) and armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2). Defendant was sentenced to an extended term of 50 years’ imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The issues before this court for review are (1) whether defendant’s convictions must be reversed, and his cause remanded for a new trial on the basis that the trial court’s instructions to the jury concerning murder and voluntary manslaughter were improper pursuant to People v. Reddick (1988), 123 Ill. 2d…