People v. Cisewski

The defendant, Mary Cisewski, was convicted by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County of the voluntary manslaughter of her husband, Donald Cisewski (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9 — 2(b)). She was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. The appellate court, with one judge dissenting, affirmed the conviction (144 Ill. App. 3d 597), and we granted the defendant’s petition for leave to appeal. (103 Ill. 2d R. 315.) .

The issues presented in this appeal are: (1) whether the State’s failure to comply with Supreme Court Rule 412(aXii) (107 Ill. 2d R. 412(aXii)) entitles defendant to a new…