People v. Bouchard

Defendant, Paul Bouchard, was charged by information with one count of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1) for intentionally and knowingly causing the death of Kimberly Shattuck without lawful justification. Following a bench trial, defendant was found guilty but mentally ill of the crime of murder and was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment. Defendant’s post-trial motion was denied, and this appeal followed. We affirm.

Defendant raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the Illinois statute requiring defendant to prove the defense of insanity by a preponderance of the…