People v. Blumenshine

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE REARDON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Robert H. Blumenshine, on July 13,1977, was found not guilty by reason of insanity of the offense of murder. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 1005 — 2—4.) Defendant was ordered hospitalized in the custody of the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. A hearing was held approximately one year later, to review the defendant’s condition, and following a continuance of this proceeding, a petition for discharge was filed on behalf of the defendant pursuant to section 5 — 2—4 of the Unified Code of…