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IN RE ROBINSON

Docket Nos. 72165, 72320.

601 N.E.2d 712 (1992)

151 Ill.2d 126

176 Ill.Dec. 14

In re Phillip ROBINSON (The People of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Phillip Robinson, Appellee). In re Paul Murphy, (The People of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Paul Murphy, Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 1, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., Springfield, and Gary V. Johnson, State's Atty., Geneva (Rosalyn B. Kaplan, Sol. Gen., and Terence M. Madsen, and Thomas L. Ciecko, Asst. Attys. Gen., Chicago, Kenneth R. Boyle, William L. Browers and Marshall M. Stevens of the Office of the State's Attys. App. Pros., Elgin, of counsel), for the People.

William E. Coffin, Elgin, and John B. Lower, Jeff M. Plesko and Penelope S. Karnes, Carbondale, all of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, for appellees.

Chief Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following separate hearings in the circuit court of Kane County, a trial judge ordered Phillip Robinson and Paul Murphy involuntarily admitted to the Elgin Mental Health Center. The appellate court reversed the involuntary admission orders in both cases, citing the State's failure to comply with certain requirements of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 91%, par. 1...

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