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IN RE DETENTION OF SWOPE

No. 97204.

821 N.E.2d 283 (2004)

213 Ill.2d 210

290 Ill.Dec. 232

In re DETENTION OF William G. SWOPE (The People of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. William G. Swope, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

December 2, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, Bruce Kirkham, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Linda D. Woloshin, Russell K. Benton, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner, William Swope, was adjudicated a sexually violent person pursuant to the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (Act) (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West 2000)). The circuit court of Ogle County committed Swope to the custody of the Department of Human Services (DHS). Swope subsequently petitioned the circuit court for conditional release. The circuit court denied Swope's petition and the appellate...

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