People v. Lipscomb

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMKINS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant-appellant Charles Lipscomb was tried before a jury, and convicted of murdering one Kenneth Shackleford with a gun. Defendant was sentenced to an indeterminate term of 14 to 40 years. Charged with the same offense, as codefendants, were George Lipscomb and Stanley Brown, both of whom were found not guilty.

Defendant assigns error in the giving of People’s Instruction No. 6, which was IPI Criminal 3.02 without the inclusion of the final paragraph which reads:

“You should not find the defendant guilty unless the facts and…