People v. Bembroy

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Charles Bembroy, was indicted for the murder of his daughter, tried by a jury and convicted. He was sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a period of from 14 to 17 years. Defendant appeals contending that the trial court’s refusal to submit involuntary manslaughter instructions to the jury was error requiring reversal.

The State’s witnesses testified that on July 28, 1969, Carolyn Smith, the defendant’s daughter, resided in Cleveland, Ohio. On that day, she traveled with three of her girl friends to Chicago to…