IN RE COMMITMENT OF MITCHELL

No. 2-13-1139.

18 N.E.3d 572 (2014)

2014 IL App (2d) 131139

385 Ill. Dec. 311

In re COMMITMENT OF Paul MITCHELL (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Paul Mitchell, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

September 17, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick E. Braun , of Law Office of Patrick E. Braun, of Rockford, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Chicago ( Carolyn E. Shapiro , Solicitor General, and Michael M. Glick and Sameena Mohammed , Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

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

¶ 1 In September 2013, following a bench trial, the court found respondent, Paul Mitchell, to be a sexually violent person pursuant to the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (Act) (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West 2010)). The court committed respondent to a secure facility for treatment. Respondent appeals, arguing that the court improperly denied his late jury demand...

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