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PEOPLE v. BILYEW

No. 50330.

73 Ill.2d 294 (1978)

383 N.E.2d 212

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. JOHN WILLIAM BILYEW, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 22, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Robert H. Howerton, State's Attorney, of Marion (Donald B. Mackay and Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Bruce D. Irish and Raymond F. Buckley, Jr., of the State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of Mt. Vernon, of counsel), for the People.

Michael J. Rosborough, Deputy Defender, and Randy E. Blue, Assistant Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Mt. Vernon, for appellee.

Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

On June 7, 1974, a grand jury indicted John William Bilyew for rape, murder and concealment of homicidal death in connection with the death of Frances Buckner. On defendant's motion the circuit court of Williamson County appointed two psychiatrists and two psychologists to examine the defendant regarding his fitness to stand trial. The court held a fitness...

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