Department of Mental Health v. Taylor

The question before the court in this case is whether a person, or his estate, is liable for his hospital care when he has been charged with a felony and is committed to the hospital on a finding that he is incompetent to stand trial.

Fred W. Schneider was indicted for the murder of his wife. He was found incompetent to stand trial pursuant to sections 12 and 13 of division II of the Criminal Code of 1874, now sections 104 — 1 et seq. of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1963, ch. 38, pars. 592 and 593; Ill.Rev.Stat. 1969, pars. 104 — 1 et seq.), and was committed to the custody of…