MATTER OF PERONA

No. 4-97-0261.

690 N.E.2d 1058 (1998)

294 Ill. App.3d 755

229 Ill.Dec. 11

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

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided February 9, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff M. Plesko, Managing Attorney (Court-appointed), Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, Anna, Cynthia Z. Tracy (Court-appointed), Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, Peoria, for Bruce Perona.

Kevin Lyons, State's Attorney, Peoria, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Charles F. Mansfield, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Presiding Justice GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

In March 1997, respondent Bruce Perona was involuntarily recommitted to Zeller Mental Health Center (Zeller) after a hearing in absentia conducted pursuant to section 3-806 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (Code) (405 ILCS 5/3-806 (West 1996)). He appeals, arguing (1) the State failed to comply with section 3-806 of the Code; (2) the section is unconstitutional because it violates...

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