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IN RE R.C.

No. 1-01-4525.

788 N.E.2d 99 (2003)

338 Ill. App.3d 103

272 Ill.Dec. 795

In the Matter of R.C., Alleged to be a Person Subject to Involuntary Treatment (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. R.C., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

March 26, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Coffin, Managing Attorney, Jeff M. Plesko, Director, Patricia Werner, Staff Attorney, and William Conroy, Managing Attorney, Legal Advocacy Service, Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Janet Powers Doyle and Peter Maltese, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

The State filed a petition seeking involuntary medication of Randall C. On a date set for trial, this troubled respondent asked for appointment of an independent expert. The trial court, deciding that the request was made for the purpose of delaying the trial, denied the request. The question we must answer is whether the trial court had discretion to deny the request for appointment. We conclude it did not.

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