People v. Lantz

The common question in these consolidated appeals involves the constitutionality of the guilty but mentally ill (GBMI) statute, section 115 — 4(j) of the Code of Griminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5/115 — 4(j) (West 1994)). In cause No. 83527, the defendant, James Lantz, was charged in the circuit court of Lake County with first degree murder. After a jury trial, Lantz was found guilty but mentally ill of that offense and was sentenced to a term of 38 years’ imprisonment. The appellate court affirmed Lantz’s conviction and sentence in an unpublished order. No. 2 — 95—1569 (unpublished order…