PEOPLE v. HARRISON

No. 102859.

877 N.E.2d 432 (2007)

226 Ill.2d 427

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Dwight HARRISON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 18, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin A. Burnette, Public Defender, Chicago (Michael Davidson, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (James E. Fitzgerald, Alan J. Spellberg, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

Justice KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

Dwight Harrison was charged in the Cook County circuit court with two counts of first degree murder for the July 9, 1998, beating death of Theotrie Archie. He pleaded not guilty and raised the defense of insanity. Following a bench trial, he was adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI).

After a hearing, he was found...

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