PEOPLE v. DeJESUS

No. 5-93-0507.

636 N.E.2d 112 (1994)

263 Ill. App.3d 487

200 Ill.Dec. 921

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Hector DeJESUS, Respondent-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

June 24, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Penelope S. Karnes, Staff Atty., Jeff M. Plesko, Managing Atty., John B. Lower, Director, Legal Advocacy Service, Guardianship and Advocacy Comm'n, Anna, for appellant.

Darrell Williamson, State's Atty., Chester, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Scott A. Manuel, Staff Atty., Office of the State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for appellee.


Justice WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

On June 17, 1993, a petition for administration of psychotropic medication was filed against Hector DeJesus ("respondent") in the circuit court of Randolph County. The petition alleged, inter alia, that: (1) respondent had a "serious mental illness/developmental disability"; (2) respondent had refused to receive psychotropic medication; (3) respondent exhibited "deterioration...

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