THE PEOPLE v. ENGLISH

No. 38371.

31 Ill.2d 301 (1964)

201 N.E.2d 455

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. FORREST GENE ENGLISH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 29, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROBERT WEINER, of Springfield, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, and RAYMOND L. TERRELL, State's Attorney, both of Springfield, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and RICHARD A. HOLLIS and ROBERT T. LAWLEY, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

On September 6, 1963, a petition was filed under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1961, chap. 38, par. 820.01-825e, now Ill. Rev. Stat. 1963, chap. 38, pars. 105-1.01 to 105-12,) to have defendant declared a sexually dangerous person. The court appointed two qualified psychiatrists to personally examine defendant as provided by the act and ordered defendant to appear...

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