People v. Dominguez

Following a jury trial, defendant, Ramon Dominguez, was convicted of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1998)). He was sentenced to 28 years’ imprisonment. He appeals, arguing that (1) his counsel and the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the lesser-included offense of involuntary manslaughter (720 ILCS 5/9 — 3(a) (West 1998)); and (2) he was entitled to a hearing on his fitness to be tried and sentenced. We affirm.

I. FACTS

At trial, the State produced the following evidence. Dawn Ramirez testified that she was a 911 operator for the North Chicago…