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PEOPLE v. NOBLE

No. 3-98-0785.

721 N.E.2d 780 (1999)

308 Ill. App.3d 980

242 Ill.Dec. 501

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie NOBLE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

December 1, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Fisher, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Willie Noble.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Kevin W. Lyons, State's Attorney, Peoria, Dawn D. Duffy, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.

Presiding Justice HOLDRIDGE delivered the Opinion of the court:

Defendant, Willie Noble, was found guilty but mentally ill of first degree murder. 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 1996). He appeals his conviction, arguing that the insanity statute applied to his case was unconstitutional. For the following reasons, we reverse his conviction and remand his case for a new trial.

FACTS

Before August 20, 1995, a defendant could prevail on an insanity defense...

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