People v. Washington

ILLINOIS OFFICIAL REPORTS Supreme Court People v. Washington,

2012 IL 110283

Caption in Supreme THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. MALVIN Court: WASHINGTON, Appellee. Docket No. 110283 Filed January 20, 2012 Held When evidence in a first degree murder trial supports a self-defense (Note: This syllabus instruction on justifiable use of force, there must also be an instruction constitutes no part of permitting the jury to reduce the offense to second degree murder if it the opinion of the court finds defendant unreasonably believed that force was necessary. but has been prepared…