IN RE FIELDS

No. 77-1516.

60 Ill. App.3d 869 (1978)

377 N.E.2d 301

In re ELAINE FIELDS. — (THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Petitioner-Appellee, v. ELAINE FIELDS, Respondent-Appellant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed May 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Timothy P. O'Neill, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Linda Dale Woloshin and William G. Pileggi, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Order reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE WILSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent was asserted to be in need of mental treatment by a petition filed by her mother and supported by two certificates of need for hospitalization filed by two licensed physicians. Following a hearing conducted on August 16, 1977, respondent was found to be in need of mental treatment (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-11) and ordered to be hospitalized at Tinley Park Mental...

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