People v. Hudson

FOURTH DIVISION

December 30, 2004

1-03-0953

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) of Cook County.)) No. 98 CR 22339)

LAVELLE HUDSON, ) Honorable) Bertina Lampkin,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

Following a jury trial, defendant, Lavelle Hudson, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, he contends that (1) he was denied his constitutional rights to due process and trial by jury because the trial court gave the non-Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction (IPI) on proximate causation in felony…