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IN RE POWELL

No. 79-1564.

85 Ill. App.3d 877 (1980)

407 N.E.2d 658

In re JOHN EDWARD PRINCE POWELL. — (THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Petitioner-Appellee, v. JOHN EDWARD PRINCE POWELL, Respondent-Appellant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed June 12, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (James L. Rhodes, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Paul P. Biebel, Jr., and Mark R. Davis, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Order affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE LINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent was found to be in need of mental treatment and was involuntarily committed to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. On appeal respondent contends that the evidence was insufficient to justify the commitment order and that respondent should not have been called as an adverse witness.

At the commencement of the hearing on May 22, 1979...

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