People v. Coleman

Following a jury trial, defendant Clarence Coleman was convicted of murder and sentenced to serve 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court committed reversible error by: (1) limiting defense counsel’s cross-examination of a prosecution witness for the purpose of impeachment concerning her prior omission of a material fact from a police report; (2) refusing to give the jury manslaughter instructions based on provocation; and (3) denying defense counsel the right to question jurors during voir dire regarding their attitudes on…