People v. Rutigliano

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of 1st degree murder and aggravated battery. Court did not err in instructing jury that voluntary intoxication is not a defense, as it has generally not been, under Illinois law, since 2002. Court did not exclude trial evidence or argument as to Defendant's consumption of alcohol and marijuana, and it did not instruct jury to disregard evidence as to intoxication. A reasonable jury could find Defendant guilty of 1st degree murder rather than 2nd degree murder.(CONNORS, concurring; MIKVA, concurring in part and dissenting in part.)