People v. Castillo

723 N.E.2d 274 (1999)

188 Ill.2d 536

243 Ill.Dec. 242

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee,

v.

Jose CASTILLO, Appellant.

No. 86275.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

December 16, 1999.

Rehearing Denied January 31, 2000.

Patricia Unsinn, Asst. State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Jose Castillo.

Richard A. Devine, State's Atty. Cook County, Criminal Appeals Div., Jim Ryan, Atty. Gen., Criminal Appeals Div., Owen D. Kalt, Asst. State's Atty., Chicago, for the People.

The sole question presented in this appeal is whether the trial court erred by refusing to instruct the jury on involuntary manslaughter…