People v. Williams

The defendant, Ted Williams, was charged by indictment with the attempted rape (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 8 — 4), and murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)), of his 12-year-old niece, Sharon McCambry. His defense was insanity. A fitness hearing was held before a six-person jury to determine defendant’s fitness for trial. The jury determined that the defendant was fit for trial. After a jury trial on the charges, he was convicted of both offenses and sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment.

Defendant contends on appeal that the court committed reversible error by…