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PEOPLE v. HAMPTON

No. 81-2219.

121 Ill. App.3d 273 (1983)

459 N.E.2d 985

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELVIN HAMPTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Rehearing denied February 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Judith A. Stewart, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

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

Order vacated in part and modified in part.

JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

On August 19, 1981, following a bench trial, defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 115-3) for the murder of Ruth Thieben and the attempted murder of Myrtle Miller (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, pars. 9-1(a)(2), 8-4) on June 17, 1976.

Immediately following the acquittal, the trial court, upon hearing evidence...

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