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IN RE DETENTION OF NEW

No. 1-11-1556.

2013 IL App (1st) 111556

In re THE DETENTION OF JOHN NEW JR. (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. John New Jr., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

June 12, 2013.

OPINION

JUSTICE HYMAN, delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Involuntary commitment under the Illinois Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (SVP Act) (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West 2010)) is not punishment for the respondent's past crimes, nor should it be. The proceeding under the SVP Act is a statutorily created civil action that considers the respondent's current mental state to determine the likelihood of respondent engaging...

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