PEOPLE v. HILL

No. 1-95-3903.

697 N.E.2d 316 (1998)

297 Ill. App.3d 500

231 Ill.Dec. 762

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael HILL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

June 17, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Cook County Public Defender, Chicago (Andrea Monsees, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Linda Woloshin, Maria D. MacKenzie, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Michael Hill appeals his conviction of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 1994)) by the circuit court of Cook County following a bench trial in August 1995. He argues his conviction must be reversed and remanded for a new trial because he did not receive a fitness hearing despite the fact that he was taking psychotropic medication at the time of the trial. In addition, he argues the court's...

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