People v. Turner

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE REARDON

delivered the opinion of the court:

On December 6,1976, the defendant was charged by information with the murder of Charles Harris on December 5,1976, in violation of section 9 — 1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat 1975, ch. 38, par. 9—1). After a May 19,1977, hearing on the defendant’s pretrial motion on fitness to stand trial, the trial court found defendant unfit to stand trial because of his mental condition. The court also found the defendant to be in need of mental treatment, and ordered the defendant hospitalized, pursuant to the provisions of the…