Justice HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a bench trial, defendant, Thomas Kluxdal, was convicted of murdering his wife, Beth Kluxdal (Beth), and his mother-in-law, Muriel Dawson (Muriel). (Ill.Rev.Stat.1985, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a).) Defendant was sentenced to natural life in custody of the Department of Corrections. He argues on appeal that (1) an incorrect standard of proof was used in evaluating his defense of insanity; (2) the finding of his sanity...
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