People v. Weeks

After trial by jury defendant, Christine Weeks, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9 — 3(a)) and was sentenced to a term of three years’ imprisonment. She appeals, contending the evidence was insufficient to establish her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and that the trial court arbitrarily denied a sentence of probation and abused its discretion in the sentence it did impose.

The information upon which defendant was tried charged that she committed involuntary manslaughter in that she

“acting in a reckless manner, performed an act likely to cause…