People v. Everist

Defendant was tried before a jury and convicted of the involuntary manslaughter of two girls, and of drag racing. Judgments were entered on the verdicts of the jury and defendant was sentenced to two six-to-ten year penitentiary terms, and a one-year term in Cook County Jail, all to be served concurrently.

Defendant contends that he did not receive a fair trial; that the opinion of the state’s expert witness was inadmissible; that the jury was improperly instructed; that it was prejudicial error for the Coroner’s pathologist to describe the injuries causing the deaths of the two children; and…