People v. Winston

Defendant, Larry Winston, was charged with two counts of murder, one count of armed violence and one count of concealment of a homicidal death. Following a bench trial, defendant was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity and not guilty of armed violence and concealment of a homicide. The trial court imposed an 80-year period of commitment on defendant, who now brings this appeal. The following issues are raised on appeal.(1) Whether the trial court’s determination that defendant’s offense was brutal and heinous after finding defendant not guilty of murder by reason of insanity was…