People v. Stack

PRESIDING JUSTICE BUCKLEY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Richard Stack was convicted of the murders of his wife and 13-month-old son. He was sentenced to two concurrent terms of natural life.

On appeal, the issues raised by defendant include: (1) whether the trial court erred in refusing to ask certain voir dire questions designed to ascertain the prospective jurors’ attitudes towards the insanity defense; (2) whether the admission of evidence and prosecutorial argument regarding defendant’s silence following his Miranda warnings constituted reversible…