People v. Castillo

Docket No. 86275–Agenda 16–September 1999.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JOSE CASTILLO, Appellant.

Opinion filed December 16, 1999.

The sole question presented in this appeal is whether the trial court erred by refusing to instruct the jury on involuntary manslaughter at defendant’s murder trial. We hold that the trial court properly refused the requested instruction.

BACKGROUND

Defendant was convicted of murder following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County. Defendant appealed, and the appellate court affirmed the conviction. 298 Ill. App. 3d 839. We allowed…