People v. Tedford

Defendant, James Tedford, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Kane County committing him to the Department of Mental Health for a period of 24 years after his acquittal of murder by reason of insanity. He contends the trial court erred in determining his maximum period of involuntary confinement.

Defendant was charged with murder on November 23, 1977; he was subsequently found unfit to stand trial and placed in custody of the Department of Mental Health. After psychiatric evaluation, the State stipulated that defendant was psychotic at the time of the offense and on February 21,…