People v. Fierer

The defendant, Dr. Joshua Fierer, was charged in a five-count information with the murder of his wife. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1.) Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Tazewell County, the defendant was found guilty but mentally ill (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 115 — 40')), and was sentenced to a 30-year term of imprisonment. The appellate court reversed the defendant’s conviction on a number of grounds and remanded for a new trial. (151 Ill. App. 3d 649.) We granted the State’s petition for leave to appeal (107 Ill. 2d E. 315).

The defendant and his wife,…