Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:
The sole question this appeal presents is whether a defendant in a sexually dangerous persons proceeding is entitled to a fitness hearing if a bona fide doubt about his fitness to stand trial is raised. We hold that the answer to this question is no.
I. BACKGROUND
In February 1997, the State charged defendant, Charles H. Akers, with criminal sexual assault and sexual relations within families...
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