People v. Horton

The defendant, Willie King Horton, was charged by indictment with the murder of his wife, Mae Dell Horton, in violation of section 9—1 (a)(2) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 9—1(a) (2).) The right to a jury was waived by the defendant and upon trial by the court he was found guilty on April 11, 1973, of the crime of voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to serve a term of 4 to 12 years in the penitentiary.

The primary issue presented in defendant’s appeal is whether the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was legally sane at the time of the…