MATTER OF CONNORS

No. 4-93-0379.

627 N.E.2d 1171 (1994)

255 Ill. App.3d 781

194 Ill.Dec. 529

In the Matter of Ann CONNORS, a Person Found Subject to Involuntary Admission (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Ann Connors, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided January 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Lower, Director, Jeff M. Plesko, Managing Atty., Penelope S. Karnes, Staff Atty. (argued), Legal Advocacy Service, Guardianship & Advocacy Com'n, Anna, for respondent-appellant.

Donald M. Cadagin, State's Atty., Norbert J. Goetten, Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, David E. Mannchen, Staff Atty., for petitioner-appellee.


Justice GREEN delivered the opinion of the court:

This case concerns an unusual application of the doctrine of res judicata. It involves successive proceedings against the same respondent alleging she was subject to admission to a mental health facility (405 ILCS 5/1-114 (West 1992)) pursuant to section 1-119 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (Code) (405 ILCS 5/1-119 (West 1992)). The first petition was filed in the circuit court of Sangamon...

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