IN RE JAMES W.

No. 5-10-0422.

969 N.E.2d 944 (2012)

360 Ill. Dec. 899

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

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

May 18, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Randall Rodewald , State's Attorney, Randolph County Courthouse, Chester, IL ( Patrick Delfino , Director, Stephen E. Norris , Deputy Director, Sharon Shanahan , Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, IL, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

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

¶ 1 The respondent, James W., appeals an order finding him to be subject to involuntary admission. He argues that (1) the court failed to comply with the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (Mental Health Code) (405 ILCS 5/1-100 to 6-107 (West 2010)) by delaying his hearing 97 days after he requested a jury hearing and...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases