Justice MURRAY delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant Roderick Allen (Allen) was charged with attempted murder, armed violence and aggravated battery for the stabbing of his father. (Ill.Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, pars. 8-4, 9-1, 12-4(a), 33A-2.) Although the trial court ordered, on numerous occasions, that Allen submit to psychiatric testing prior to trial, he repeatedly asserted his right to refuse such examination and the case proceeded to trial before a jury...
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