(DOWNLOAD) "People v. Fausz" by Supreme Court of Illinois # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People v. Fausz
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 25, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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Rehearing denied May 27, 1983. Defendant, Patrick Fausz, was charged by information with the murder of Michael Lux and the attempted murder of James D. Weber. A jury in the circuit court of Monroe County found defendant not guilty of the offenses of murder, attempted murder and involuntary manslaughter, but convicted him of the offense of voluntary manslaughter. The trial court entered a judgment of guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced defendant to a three-year prison term. The appellate court reversed, finding the evidence failed to establish the defendant's guilt of voluntary manslaughter. (107 Ill. App.3d 558.) The appellate court also refused to reduce the degree of the offense to involuntary manslaughter under Supreme Court Rule 615(b)(3) (73 Ill.2d R. 615(b)(3)) because the jury had specifically acquitted defendant of that offense. We allowed the State leave to appeal.