People v. McCarthy

While I concur in the majority’s holding that the trial court erred in refusing to give a voluntary manslaughter instruction and in the reversal of the defendant’s murder conviction and remandment for a new trial, I dissent to the majority’s holdings that evidence of the defendant’s “other crimes or bad acts” was admissible against the defendant and “there was no error in the denial of the testimony of the mental health therapist regarding defendant’s state of mind 11 days prior to Adrienne’s death.” 181 Ill. App. 3d at 213.

The deceased, Adrienne Neal, discontinued living with the defendant,…