People v. Jurczak

Following a jury trial, defendant, John Jurczak, was found guilty of murder but mentally ill (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a), 6 — 2(c)) and was sentenced to a 20-year term of imprisonment. Defendant raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in allowing the prosecution to present as evidence a tape recording of the victim’s telephone call to the 911 emergency number and the victim’s bloody clothing; (2) whether the trial court’s refusal to allow defense counsel to ask certain questions regarding the insanity defense and personal physical disability of the…