People v. Peterson
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Malley
After the court found defendant, Michael A. Peterson, unfit to stand trial, it held a discharge hearing and found defendant “not not guilty” (see People v. Waid, 221 Ill. 2d 464, 470 (2006) (at a discharge hearing, if the evidence is sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt, no conviction is entered; instead, a finding of not not guilty is entered)) of failing to comply with sex-offender registration requirements. Defendant asserts that the evidence at that hearing was insufficient and that the court should have therefore acquitted him. We agree with defendant; we therefore reverse the…
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