IN RE EMMETT J.

No. 3-01-0938.

775 N.E.2d 193 (2002)

333 Ill. App.3d 69

266 Ill.Dec. 631

In the Matter of EMMETT J., Asserted to be a Person Subject to Involuntary Admission and Involuntary Treatment (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Emmett J., Respondent-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

August 9, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia Z. Tracy, of Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, of Peoria, and Jeff Plesko and Elvis C. Cameron, both of Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, of Anna, for appellant.

Kevin W. Lyons, State's Attorney, of Peoria (John X. Breslin and Richard T. Leonard, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


Justice HOLDRIDGE delivered the opinion of the court:

The respondent, Emmett J., appeals from orders of the circuit court involuntarily admitting him to a mental health facility and subjecting him to involuntary treatment. Respondent contends (1) the State did not establish by clear and convincing evidence that involuntary admission was necessary; (2) hospitalization was not the least restrictive alternative; and (3) the trial court erred in authorizing involuntary...

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