People v. Hoffer

The defendant, Donald Hoffer, was indicted by the grand jury of Kane County on three counts of murder. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a)(1), 9 — 1(a)(2).) After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a)(1), 9 — 1(a)(2)), voluntary manslaughter (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9 — 2(b)), and involuntary manslaughter (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9 — 3(a)). The court entered judgment on each finding. Defendant then moved to vacate the judgments of conviction entered for murder and voluntary manslaughter, in that the…