Almodovar v. Lent

Dean Lent, defendant, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying his motion for a continuance. On appeal, the issues are whether the trial court (1) abused its discretion when it denied defendant’s motion for a continuance and (2) erred when it refused defendant’s proposed nonpattern jury instruction.

We affirm.

This appeal arises from injuries sustained by Ezequiel Almodovar, plaintiff, after he was shot while patronizing defendant’s tavern. On March 27, 1978, at approximately 6:30 p.m., plaintiff went to the Clark Street Tap bar with friends. He had visited the bar…