PEOPLE v. WELLS

No. 1-96-3814.

690 N.E.2d 645 (1998)

294 Ill. App.3d 405

228 Ill.Dec. 886

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maurice WELLS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

January 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Fisher, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellant.

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


Justice QUINN delivered the opinion of the court:

In March of 1978, defendant, Maurice Wells, was indicted on charges of murder and attempt murder. Following a bench trial, defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity, and defendant was involuntarily committed to the Illinois Department of Mental Health. On March 16, 1984, defendant was conditionally released from the department and placed in outpatient treatment. On December 14, 1990, defendant was unconditionally...

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