People v. Jackson

SECOND DIVISION May 3, 2011 No. 1-09-1585 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County ) ) v. ) No. 07 CR 18183 ) ) CHARLES JACKSON, ) Honorable ) Nicholas Ford, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE HARRIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Cunningham concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Connors dissented, with opinion. OPINION After a bench trial, defendant, Charles Jackson, was found guilty of first degree murder, but mentally ill. At trial, defendant raised the defense of…