People v. Porter

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Williamson County, the jury returned verdicts finding the defendant, David Porter, guilty but mentally ill of two counts of second degree murder and guilty but mentally ill of two counts of first degree murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, pars. 9—1, 9—2). All four of the murder counts arose from the same act, namely the murder of the defendant’s mother. The trial court entered judgment only on one count of guilty but mentally ill of first degree murder. The defendant waived a jury for sentencing. The trial court found the defendant eligible for…