People v. Cruz

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Ramon Cruz, was charged with the murder (111. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1) of Julio Reyes. He was found guilty of the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 9 — 2), and not guilty of attempt murder of Officer Ronald Nally. Cruz was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for not less than two and not more than six years. The defendant contends that the court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the law of self-defense and also erred in denying the…