(Download) "People v. Dewit" by Illinois Appellate Court — First District (1St Division) Judgment Affirmed # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People v. Dewit
- Author : Illinois Appellate Court — First District (1St Division) Judgment Affirmed
- Release Date : January 30, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
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Rehearing denied May 29, 1984. Defendant, Paul DeWit, following a jury trial, was found guilty but mentally ill on the charge of murder. He was sentenced to 22 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. On appeal, defendant raises the following issues: (1) whether the statute permitting a jury to find a defendant who has raised the insanity defense to be guilty but mentally ill (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 115-4(j)) is unconstitutional on its face and as applied to defendant; (2) whether the defendant was denied a fair trial by repeated instances of prosecutorial misconduct; and (3) whether the prosecution and the court improperly withheld discovery material from the defense in violation of Supreme Court Rule 412. 87 Ill.2d R. 412.