Legal Opinion
In Re Commitment of Bushong
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 30, 2004No. 2-02-1213PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Byrne
The trial court found respondent, Eugene Bushong, to be a sexually violent person pursuant to the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (SVPA) (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West 2000)) and ordered him committed to a Department of Human Services (DHS) treatment facility indefinitely. Respondent did not appeal the adjudication or his commitment to DHS. Instead, respondent petitioned alternatively for conditional release (725 ILCS 207/60 (West 2000)) or discharge (725 ILCS 207/65 (West 2000)). The trial court denied the petition, and respondent timely appeals.
On appeal, respondent alternatively…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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