People v. Nobles

Mr. JUSTICE TRAPP,

specially concurring:

Since the issue is not directly addressed in the opinion, I concur specially in the affirmance of the convictions and sentences to address defendant’s argument that as a matter of law the murder conviction should be reduced to voluntary manslaughter because the evidence disclosed that by reason of mental abnormality defendant had an unreasonable belief that the use of deadly force was necessary within the meaning of section 9 — 2(b) of the Criminal Code of 1961. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 9 — 2(b).

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