PEOPLE v. FORD

No. 81-1890.

118 Ill. App.3d 59 (1983)

454 N.E.2d 1095

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES E. FORD, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed September 22, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Clark, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago (Daniel C. Marson, of Winston & Strawn, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat, Bruce A. Cardello, and James F. Sullivan, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, James E. Ford, appeals his conviction for murder and armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a), 18-2(a)) and raises the following issues for review: (1) whether the trial court erred in not giving an instruction to the jury explaining that a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity results in a hearing to determine whether he is subject to involuntary commitment...

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