IN RE DETENTION OF HUGHES

No. 2-00-0999.

788 N.E.2d 370 (2003)

338 Ill. App.3d 224

273 Ill.Dec. 61

In re DETENTION OF Jackie HUGHES (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Jackie Hughes, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

April 10, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, and Darren E. Miller (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Jackie Hughes.

Michael J. Waller, Lake County State's Attorney, Waukegan, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, Barbara A. Preiner, Deitsch & Preiner, Wheaton, for the People.


Justice KAPALA delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent, Jackie Hughes, appeals from a jury trial in the circuit court of Lake County in which he was found to be a sexually dangerous person under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (the Act) (725 ILCS 205/0.01 through 12 (West 1998)) and was committed to the Illinois Department of Corrections. For the following reasons, we affirm the jury verdict and order of commitment.

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