PEOPLE v. THOMAS

No. 85-2720.

168 Ill. App.3d 113 (1988)

522 N.E.2d 253

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Rehearing denied April 15, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul P. Biebel, Jr., Acting Public Defender, of Chicago (Marilyn Martin, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., James E. Fitzgerald, and Paul W. Groah, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

In October of 1983, the defendant, Iris Thomas (Thomas), was charged with the murder of Leslie Celleland (Celleland). Thereafter, Thomas was found unfit to stand trial. On May 21, 1985, Thomas was given a discharge hearing wherein the court found Thomas not guilty by reason of insanity. Thomas' commitment hearing took place on August 14, 1985. The court found that an extended term of commitment...

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