People v. Taylor

Defendant, Charles Taylor, appeals from his conviction of the first-degree murder of Adams Ajayi. He. was tried before a jury in the circuit court of St. Clair County. Judgment was entered August 21, 1989.

Defendant raises several issues on appeal: (1) whether defendant was denied a fair trial by the trial court’s refusal of. his tendered instructions on involuntary manslaughter; (2) whether defense counsel was ineffective for failing to impeach two witnesses with evidence of their motive to testify falsely, i.e., their possible liability under the Liquor Control Act of 1934 (Ill. Rev. Stat.…