IN RE DETENTION OF ERBE

No. 4-02-0764.

800 N.E.2d 137 (2003)

344 Ill. App.3d 350

279 Ill.Dec. 295

In re the DETENTION OF John M. ERBE (The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John M. Erbe, Defendant-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided November 13, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Butler (argued), Bloomington, for John Erbe.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Gary S. Feinerman, Solicitor General, Lisa Anne Hoffman, Karen Kaplan, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, for the People.

Robert John Kane (argued), Springfield, for Appellee.


Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a June 2002 bench trial, the trial court found defendant, John M. Erbe, to be a sexually violent person under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (Act) (725 ILCS 207/1 through 99 (West 2000)). Following an August 2002 dispositional hearing, the court ordered him committed to the Department of Human Services (DHS) for institutional care in a secure facility.

Defendant appeals, arguing that...

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