PEOPLE v. KANDO

No. 1-08-0657.

921 N.E.2d 1166 (2009)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Amir KANDO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

December 30, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Pelletier, Patricia Unsinn, and Chrisotpher R. Bendik, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago IL, for Appellant.

Anita Alvarez, James E. Fitzgerald, Ashley A. Romito, and Lubica D. Popovic, Office of the Illinois State's Attorney, Chicago IL, for Appellee.


Justice JOSEPH GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

I. NATURE OF THE CASE

Defendant, Amir Kando, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery and attempted murder of his neighbor, Jason Burley. At his bench trial, defendant raised the insanity defense pursuant to section 6-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (720 ILCS 5/6-2 (West 2004)). The trial court found defendant guilty but mentally ill and...

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