Legal Opinion
People v. Baker
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 20, 1993No. 1-89-1610PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE GORDON
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Kenneth Baker, was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of his parents. At his trial, defendant raised the insanity defense pursuant to section 6 — 2 of the Criminal Code of 1961. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 6 — 2.) The trial court found defendant guilty but mentally ill and subsequently sentenced him to natural life in prison. On appeal, defendant raises numerous issues, among them that the trial court’s finding of guilty but mentally ill was against the manifest weight of the evidence and…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Oregon v. BradshawSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Smith v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Arizona v. RobersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by23 opinions
- People v. McDonaldAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
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- People v. GilmoreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
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- People v. KandoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
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