PEOPLE v. CARLSON

No. 5-89-0592.

582 N.E.2d 215 (1991)

221 Ill. App.3d 445

164 Ill.Dec. 7

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Debbie CARLSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff M. Plesko, Managing Atty., Legal Advocacy Service, Guardianship & Advocacy Com'n, State of Ill., Carbondale, for defendant-appellant.

Robert Haida, State's Atty., St. Clair County, Belleville, Kenneth R. Boyle, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Scott A. Manuel, Staff Atty., Office of the State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice HOWERTON delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant, charged with the murder of her daughter, was found not guilty by reason of insanity and was remanded to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities for evaluation pursuant to section 5-2-4(a) of the Unified Code of Corrections. (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 1005-2-4(a).) An evaluation report was submitted to the court, and a hearing was held at which the circuit court found defendant...

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