People v. Sipp

JUSTICE ROBERT E. GORDON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant James Sipp was convicted of the first-degree murder of Demetrick Wright and sentenced to 45 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Defendant’s posttrial motion for a new trial was denied. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred by (1) denying defendant’s requests for an involuntary manslaughter instruction and (2) for a second-degree murder instruction, (3) denying defendant’s Batson motion, (4) refusing to permit defendant’s sister to…