IN RE JENNIFER H.

No. 3-01-0972.

775 N.E.2d 616 (2002)

333 Ill. App.3d 427

266 Ill.Dec. 776

In re JENNIFER H. (Asserted to be a Person Subject to Involuntary Admission) (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Jennifer H., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

August 13, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia Z. Tracy (Court Appointed), Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, Peoria, Jeff M. Plesko, Managing Attorney, Elvis C. Cameron, Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, Anna, for Jennifer H.

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


Justice McDADE delivered the opinion of the court:

The respondent, Jennifer H., was involuntarily admitted to a mental health facility. The court granted the State's petition to involuntarily administer psychotropic medication to her. On appeal, the respondent argues that the court's involuntary treatment order was invalid because it (1) included language about the respondent's "disruptive behavior," which was not a statutory criterion for involuntary treatment at...

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