IN RE BATES

No. 3-99-0883.

734 N.E.2d 459 (2000)

315 Ill. App.3d 736

248 Ill.Dec. 531

In the Matter of Gloria BATES, a Person asserted to be Subject to Involuntary Admission (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Gloria Bates, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

As Modified August 4, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Kevin W. Lyons, State's Attorney, Peoria, Rita Kennedy Mertel, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.


Justice HOLDRIDGE delivered the opinion of the court:

The respondent, Gloria Bates, appeals from an order of the circuit court denying her petition for discharge from involuntary commitment. 405 ILCS 5/4-706 (West 1998). On appeal, she contends that the trial court erred in denying her petition. We agree with the respondent, and we therefore reverse.

The record reflects that on September 10, 1999, the trial court ordered the respondent to be involuntarily...

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