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IN RE COMMITMENT OF STEVENS

No. 4-01-0748.

803 N.E.2d 1036 (2004)

345 Ill. App.3d 1050

281 Ill.Dec. 415

In re: the Commitment of William J. STEVENS (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. William J. Stevens, Respondents-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

January 27, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Betsy Bier, Bier and Bier, Quincy, for William J. Stevens.

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Joel E. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, William L. Browers, Mary Beth Burns, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, for the People.

Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In July 2001, a jury found respondent, William J. Stevens, 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 2001 dispositional hearing, the trial court ordered him committed to the Department of Human Services (DHS) for institutional care in a secure setting.

Respondent appeals, arguing that (1) the trial...

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