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IN RE WATTS

No. 5-92-0067.

620 N.E.2d 640 (1993)

250 Ill. App.3d 723

189 Ill.Dec. 672

In re Harold WATTS, Asserted to be a Person Subject to Involuntary Admission (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Harold Watts, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

September 17, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Lower, Director, Jeff M. Plesko, Managing Atty., Penelope S. Karnes, Staff Atty., Legal Advocacy Service, Guardianship and Advocacy Com'n, State of Ill., Anna, for respondent-appellant.

Darrell Williamson, State's Atty., Chester, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Gerry R. Arnold, Staff Atty., Office of the State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for petitioner-appellee.

Justice GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

After a hearing in the circuit court of Randolph County, the trial court ordered respondent, Harold Watts, involuntarily admitted to a mental health facility. Respondent appeals, arguing that his admission must be reversed because (1) the hearing was neither set nor held within five days after receipt of the second certificate in violation of section 3-706 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code...

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