People v. Brooks

After a jury trial the defendant, Robert Brooks, was found guilty of the offenses of attempt murder and aggravated battery. The circuit court of Rock Island County entered judgments of conviction on each offense, but sentenced defendant only on the attempt murder conviction, namely, a term of from 10 to 30 years in the penitentiary.

On this appeal the defendant raises four issues. First, he argues the court erred in the instruction which it gave defining murder, the underlying offense in the attempt charge. Second, defendant contends evidence of an unrelated offense was erroneously admitted by…