People v. Martin

PRESIDING JUSTICE BUCKLEY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Dale Martin was found guilty of first-degree murder. The trial judge sentenced defendant to 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Defendant raises three issues on appeal.

First, defendant asserts that the trial court erred in denying the defense’s request that the jury be instructed as to lesser-included offenses simply because such instructions were seemingly contradictory with his alibi defense.

Second, defendant contends that he was denied his constitutional right to the effective…