People v. Basden
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE DiVITO
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant Thomas Basden was found guilty of first degree murder (111. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1 (now codified as 720 ILCS 5/9 — 1 (West 1992))) and sentenced to 20 years in the custody of the Department of Corrections. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the court improperly instructed the jury to return a verdict on the murder charge if it found him guilty of both murder and involuntary manslaughter; (2) his right to a fair trial was prejudiced by the State’s closing argument; (3) the circuit…
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