People v. Robin

Defendant was charged for the August 1988 murders of his wife and daughter. He used an axe in the killing of his wife and drowned their daughter. Defendant was admitted to the Elgin Mental Health Center (Elgin) in November 1988, after a finding that he was unfit to stand trial. On April 21, 1989, defendant was found fit to stand trial. After a bench trial, he was adjudicated not guilty of the murders by reason of insanity (NGRI) and readmitted to Elgin.

On September 17, 1999, the trial court granted defendant’s conditional release pursuant to a recommendation plan submitted by the Department…