People Ex Rel. Suddeth v. Rednour

This is a direct appeal from an order of the circuit court of Randolph County which quashed a writ of habeas corpus and remanded the relator, Peter W. Suddeth, to the custody of respondent, the superintendent of a State hospital. Section 5 of article VI of the Illinois constitution, as amended, gives us jurisdiction to entertain the appeal.

Relator was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of attempted rape. However, on June 27, 1963, before he could be tried, a jury empaneled on his motion found him to be insane and he was placed in custody of the Department of Mental…