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PEOPLE v. VANDA

No. 80-1147.

111 Ill. App.3d 551 (1982)

444 N.E.2d 609

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THOMAS VANDA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed December 23, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (John Lanahan, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat and James S. Veldman, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, the defendant Thomas Vanda was found guilty of the stabbing murder of Marguerita Bowers and was sentenced to serve 300 to 500 years imprisonment. The sole issue raised at trial was whether the defendant should be found not guilty by reason of insanity; it has remained undisputed that the defendant killed Bowers. On appeal, the defendant contends that he was denied a...

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