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People v. Harrison

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 18, 2007No. 102859PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kilbride

Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Fitzgerald, Gar-man, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.

Justice Burke specially concurred, with opinion, joined by Justice Freeman.

OPINION

Dwight Harrison was charged in the Cook County circuit court with two counts of first degree murder for the July 9, 1998, beating death of Theotrie Archie. He pleaded not guilty and raised the defense of insanity. Following a bench trial, he was adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI).

After a hearing, he was found in need of inpatient mental-health services and committed to the custody of the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Price, Warden v. VincentSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Rodriguez v. Sheriff's Merit CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 2006
  4. People v. CrewsIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Hopps v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1863

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. People v. ManningIllinois Supreme Court · 2008
  2. People v. GoodwinAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008
  3. People v. GonzalezAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  4. In re Estate of IvyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2019
  5. State of New Hampshire v. Thomas A. BulcroftSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2014

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