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IN RE DETENTION OF MELCHER

No. 1-12-3085.

2 N.E.3d 1181 (2013)

2013 IL App (1st) 123085

377 Ill. Dec. 900

In re the DETENTION OF Mark MELCHER (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Mark Melcher, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

December 17, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Stephen F. Potts, Des Plaines ( Stephen F. Potts , of counsel), for appellant.

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, Chicago ( Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor General, Michael M. Glick , Lindsay Beyer Payne , Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

Presiding Justice QUINN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Following a jury trial, respondent Mark Melcher was found to be a sexually violent person (SVP) under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (Act) (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West 2012)), then committed to the custody of the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS). On appeal, respondent contends: (1) that he was denied the right to present a defense when...

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