Legal Opinion

People v. Moore

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 15, 1980No. 79-87PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott

This appeal is taken from the conviction of the defendant, Kathleen Moore, for voluntary manslaughter after a jury trial. She was sentenced to a term of not less than 2li nor more than 9 years imprisonment.

The following issues are raised on appeal: whether the evidence of the State established the defendant’s sanity beyond a reasonable doubt; whether the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the lesser-included offense of involuntary manslaughter; whether the trial court erred in refusing to give the instruction which the defendant tendered dealing with the reputation of the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. People v. PerruquetIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  2. People v. JoynerIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  3. People v. ChoateAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  4. The PEOPLE v. DavisIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
  5. People v. AllenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. People v. WinfieldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  2. People v. AndersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
  3. People v. WolfeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  4. People v. PeeblesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  5. People v. PittsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982

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