People v. Palmer

Defendant, Steven Palmer, appeals from the May 5, 1988, order of the trial court. This order was entered after a hearing pursuant to section 5 — 2—4(a) of the Unified Code of Corrections (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 1005 — 2—4(a)) and sentenced defendant to involuntary commitment to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (Department of Mental Health) for natural life. We reverse and remand.

Palmer was tried for murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9— 1(a)(1)) and armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 33A — 2). A jury returned a verdict of…