Justice HOFFMAN delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant, Steven Brown, appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of murder (Ill.Rev.Stat.1985, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(1)) but mentally ill. He raises the following issues: (1) whether the trial judge improperly shifted the burden of proof to the defendant during the fitness restoration hearing, erroneously relied on the presumption of fitness, and abused his discretion in finding that the defendant was fit...
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