People v. Lahori

OFFENSES CHARGED

Two counts of minder, under different paragraphs of the statute, for the killing of his wife. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a)(1) and (2).

JUDGMENT

After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of murder and was sentenced to a term of not less than 20 nor more than 30 years. CONTENTIONS RAISED ON APPEAL

1. Defendant was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

2. The trial court erred in refusing to give a self-defense instruction to the jury, thereby depriving defendant of his right to have the jury instructed on the theory of his defense.

EVIDENCE

Eleanor Taylor,…