People v. Hampton

On August 19, 1981, following a bench trial, defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 115— 3) for the murder of Ruth Thieben and the attempted murder of Myrtle Miller (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a)(2), 8 — 4) on June 17, 1976.

Immediately following the acquittal, the trial court, upon hearing evidence on the issue of commitment (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 1005 — 2—4), found the murder and attempted murder to be separate and distinct offenses committed at a different time and place for which consecutive sentence would be…