People v. Norris

After a trial by the court, defendant was convicted of the voluntary manslaughter (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 9 — 2) of Wilie Oden and sentenced to a term of three to 15 years. He brings this appeal from his conviction, contending: (1) that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial made when the State presented the testimony of an alleged eyewitness to the crime whose name was added to the State’s list of witnesses after defendant had waived a jury trial, and (2) that he was not convicted of voluntary manslaughter beyond a reasonable doubt.

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