IN RE MERRILEE M.

No. 2-10-0103.

949 N.E.2d 1146 (2011)

409 Ill. App.3d 983

In re MERRILEE M., Alleged to be a Person Subject to Involuntary Admission (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Merrilee M., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

April 28, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Teresa L. Berge (Court-appointed), Veronique Baker , Director (Court-appointed), Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, for Merrilee M.

John A. Barsanti , Kane County State's Attorney, Lawrence M. Bauer , Deputy Director, Diane L. Campbell , State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, for People of the State of Illinois.


OPINION

Justice McLAREN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Respondent, Merrilee M., appeals from the trial court's ruling that she be involuntarily admitted to the Department of Human Services pursuant to section 3-600 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (Code) (405 ILCS 5/3-600 (West 2008)). Respondent argues that the trial court's order should be vacated because it applied an unconstitutional standard when finding that...

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