People v. Braggs

Defendant, Mary Braggs, was charged in the circuit court of Cook County with two counts of first degree murder for the deaths of Connie Hall and Donald Rudolph. After refusing to conduct a hearing on defendant’s pending motion to suppress statements, the circuit court determined that defendant was unfit to stand trial due to the severity of her mental retardation. The court thereafter conducted a discharge hearing, found the State’s evidence sufficient to establish defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and remanded defendant to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental…