PEOPLE v. KNUCKLES

No. 2-90-0893.

589 N.E.2d 1080 (1992)

226 Ill. App.3d 714

168 Ill.Dec. 680

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Pamela J. KNUCKLES, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

March 25, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Ryan, Du Page County State's Atty., Barbara A. Preiner (argued), Supervisor of Appeals, Du Page Co. S.A.'s Office, Michael J. Burke, Kathryn E. Creswell, Asst. State's Attys., Du Page County State's Attys. Office, Wheaton, William L. Browers, Deputy Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the people.

Thomas P. Sullivan, Kathleen M. Banar (argued), Jenner & Block, George P. Lynch, George Patrick Lynch, Ltd., Chicago, for Pamela Knuckles.


Justice DUNN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Pamela Knuckles, was indicted for murder (Ill.Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 38, par. 9-1) and several other offenses in connection with the death of her mother. Several weeks after defendant was arrested, Dr. Lyle Rossiter, a psychiatrist retained by her attorney, examined her at the Du Page County jail. Although defendant intends to raise the defense of insanity at trial, she does not intend to call Dr. Rossiter as...

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