Legal Opinion
Wayne Nelson and Anthony Manos v. William Murphy, Acting Director of the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 13, 1995No. 18-2633PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
When a jury in Illinois returns a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity, the criminal court commits the defendant for a mental examination. 730 ILCS 5/5-2-4(a). If after receiving the results of this examination the judge decides that the person is mentally ill and dangerous, the judge must order the person confined “in a secure setting”. Ibid. “Such defendants placed in a secure setting shall not be permitted outside the facility’s housing unit unless escorted”. Ibid. Notwithstanding this command, a court may permit a confined person to move freely on and off…
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