People v. Tennyson

The defendant was charged with murder, found not guilty by reason of insanity, and subsequently found to be in need of mental treatment. She was ordered admitted to the Department of Mental Health for a period not to exceed 11 years and 3 months, pursuant to an amendment to section 5 — 2—4 of the Unified Code of Corrections (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 1005 — 2—4). Although this amended statute was in force at the time of the defendant’s trial, it had not been amended at the time of the alleged offense. On appeal, the defendant attacks the trial court’s finding of not guilty by reason…