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IN RE DETENTION OF KORTTE

No. 2-99-0701.

738 N.E.2d 983 (2000)

317 Ill.App.3d 111

250 Ill.Dec. 514

In re DETENTION OF Donald KORTTE (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Donald Kortte, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

October 24, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller and Patrick M. Carmody, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, Elgin, for appellant.

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Chicago, and Gary W. Pack, State's Attorney, Woodstock (Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, and William L. Browers and Michael Hoard, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for the People.

Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent, Donald Kortte, appeals the trial court's order committing him pursuant to the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (Act) (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West 1998)). He argues that section 30(c) of the Act (725 ILCS 207/30(c) (West 1998)) unconstitutionally prevented him from calling an expert witness at his trial. Specifically, he contends that the provision (1) deprived him of due process of law...

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