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PEOPLE v. TANZY

No. 81-582.

108 Ill. App.3d 59 (1982)

438 N.E.2d 922

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHIRLEY J. TANZY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Rehearing denied August 31, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

L. Patrick Power, State's Attorney, of Kankakee (John X. Breslin, of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment reversed and modified.

JUSTICE HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

On November 17, 1977, Shirley Tanzy, the defendant, was charged with attempt murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, pars. 8-4(a), 9-1(a)(1)), and cruelty to a child (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 23, par. 2368). A bench trial ensued. On March 8, 1978, a Kankakee County circuit judge acquitted defendant on the charges by reason of her insanity at the time the offenses occurred. Defendant...

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