People v. Butler

Joseph Butler was charged by information with the murder of his wife and attempt murder of his daughter. After a bench trial, defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity and was immediately committed to the Department of Mental Health by the trial judge. Defendant appealed from his commitment. We dismissed defendant’s appeal for mootness. (People v. Butler (1978), 65 Ill. App. 3d 81, 382 N.E.2d 436.) The Supreme Court of Illinois found that our dismissal of the appeal as moot was not justified and ordered that defendant’s appeal be reinstated and considered on its merits. The facts…