People v. Kando

Trial court's conclusion that Defendant was capable of understanding and appreciating the criminality of his conduct was grossly unwarranted, and against manifest weight of evidence. Defendant repeatedly stated that he had stabbed victim because victim was "Satan", and exhibited bizarre behavior afterward, including disrobing but leaving bloody clothes in plain sight, and leading police to pantry and showing them bloody knife; and no evidence of any rational motive for attack. No basis for rejecting two experts' opinions that Defendant suffered hyper-religious delusion due to his mental illness. Remanded for proceedings with finding of guilty by reason of insanity.