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IN RE LANCE H.

No. 5-08-0641.

931 N.E.2d 734 (2010)

In re LANCE H., Alleged to Be a Person Subject to Involuntary Admission (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Lance H., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

June 18, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Veronique Baker, Director, Barbara A. Goeben, Laurel Spahn, Patti Werner, Staff Attorneys, Legal Advocacy Service, Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, Alton, IL, for Appellant.

Randall Rodewald, State's Attorney, Randolph County Courthouse, Chester, IL, Patrick Delfino, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Kendra S. Peterson, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Fifth District Office, Mt. Vernon, IL, for Appellee.

Justice WEXSTTEN delivered the opinion of the court:

The respondent, Lance H., was involuntarily committed to the Chester Mental Health Center (Chester) on November 26, 2008. The respondent appeals, raising four points: (1) the State has neither the constitutional authority nor the statutory authority to civilly commit an asymptomatic individual, (2) the State's failure to present clear and convincing evidence of the statutory...

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