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IN RE DAVID S.

No. 5-07-0616.

899 N.E.2d 349 (2008)

In re DAVID S., a Person Asserted to be Subject to Involuntary Administration of Psychotropic Medication (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. David S., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

November 18, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara A. Goeben, Staff Attorney, Veronique Baker, Director, Legal Advocacy for Service, Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Alton, IL, for Appellant.

William A. Mudge, State's Attorney, Edwardsville; Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Sharon Shanahan, Contract Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, IL, for Appellee.

Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

David S. appeals from the trial court's September 11, 2007, judgment concluding that he was subject to the involuntary administration of psychotropic medication and subject to testing necessary to determine the safe and effective administration of those psychotropic medications. We reverse.

The mental health of David S., a Clinton County resident, deteriorated in March 2006 when he was found guilty of violating...

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