People v. Steinmetz

Defendant, John Steinmetz, was convicted of felony retail theft (720 ILCS 5/16A—3(a) (West 1992)). Defendant appeals, contending that (1) the trial court should have conducted a hearing on defendant’s fitness to stand trial where the record shows that defendant was taking psychotropic medication at the time of trial; (2) the court erred in denying defendant’s motion for a continuance to obtain medical records to support his insanity defense; and (3) the court erred in requiring defendant to stand trial in his jail uniform.

Daniel Meier, a part-time security guard at a Jewel store, saw…