People v. Pastewski

PRESIDING JUSTICE McCUSKEY

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Stanley Pastewski, was charged with attempted arson and was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Thereafter, the trial court committed the defendant to the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (hereinafter the Department of Mental Health) for a period not to exceed 14 years. The defendant appeals. We reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

The record shows that on May 14, 1992, a hearing was held at which defense counsel stipulated to a report which indicated…