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IN RE EDWARD S.

No. 2-97-1002.

698 N.E.2d 186 (1998)

298 Ill. App.3d 162

232 Ill.Dec. 348

In re EDWARD S., Alleged to be a Person in Need of Involuntary Psychotropic Medication (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Edward S., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

July 20, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Teresa L. Berge (Court-appointed), Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Rockford, William E. Coffin and John B. Lower (Court-appointed), Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Chicago, Kristin M. Kerschensteiner (Court-appointed), Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Hines, for Edward S.

David R. Akemann, Kane County State's Attorney, St. Charles, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, Diane L. Campbell, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the People.

Justice INGLIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent, Edward S., appeals the order of the circuit court of Kane County authorizing the Elgin Mental Health Center to administer psychotropic medication and to perform various laboratory tests and medical examinations. We reverse.

On September 2, 1997, Dr. Farazana Husain of the Elgin Mental Health Center petitioned the circuit court for permission to administer antipsychotic and mood-stabilizing medication...

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