IN RE DARYLL C.

No. 3-09-0565.

930 N.E.2d 1048 (2010)

In re DARYLL C. (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Daryll C., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

June 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia Z. Tracy (Court-appointed), Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, Peoria, Veronique Baker, Director (Court-appointed), Illinois Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, Chicago, Laurel Spahn (argued) (Court-appointed), Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Hines, Patricia Werner (Court-appointed), Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Des Plaines, for Daryll C.

Terry A. Mertel, Deputy Director, Gary F. Gnidovec (argued), States' Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Jeff Terronez, State's Attorney, Rock Island, for the People.


Justice CARTER delivered the opinion of the court:

The respondent, Daryll C., appeals an order of the circuit court committing him involuntarily to an inpatient mental health facility. Although that order has expired, the respondent claims the issues raised by this appeal fall within an exception to the mootness doctrine. On the merits, the respondent claims that he was denied his right to the effective assistance of counsel and that the trial court's finding that...

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