People v. Thurman

Defendant, Jerry Thurman, was charged in a six-count indictment with the first degree murder of Ronald Griffin (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)). The jury returned a general verdict of guilty but mentally ill. The defendant raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether he proved by a preponderance of the evidence that he was legally insane; (2) whether he was properly charged with felony murder; and (3) whether his conviction of first degree murder should be reduced to second degree murder. We affirm.

The record shows that the defendant was a patient and resident at the…