People v. Terrell

Defendant, Juanita Terrell, was charged with second-degree murder and tried before a jury. Prior to submission of the case to the jury, the trial court and counsel for the people and the defendant went over the proposed charge of the court. Each of the counsel approved the charges which were subsequently given. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on November 1, 1967, of the offense of manslaughter.

Following sentence, a motion for new trial was presented to the trial court alleging that the court improperly instructed the jury. From the denial of the motion for new trial, this appeal was…