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IN RE CAROL B.

Nos. 4-16-0604, 4-16-0605.

2017 IL App (4th) 160604

In re CAROL B., a Person Found Subject to Involuntary Admission, (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Carol B., Respondent-Appellant). In re CAROL B., a Person Found Subject to Involuntary Medication and Electroconvulsive Therapy (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Carol B., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Filed August 24, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Veronique Baker and Kelly R. Choate , of Illinois Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, of Springfield, for appellant.

John C. Milhiser , State's Attorney, of Springfield ( Patrick Delfino , David J. Robinson , and Rosario D. Escalera, Jr. , of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Justices Harris and Appleton concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

¶ 1 The procedures under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (Code) (405 ILCS 5/1-100 to 6-107 (West 2016)) attempt to balance a patient's liberty interest with society's interest in both protecting the public from harm and caring for...

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