Legal Opinion
People v. Sciara
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 9, 1974No. 59585PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
This appeal arises from an order finding respondent in need of mental treatment and placing her in the care and custody of her husband for 1 year, with authority to commit her to the Chicago Lake Shore Hospital.
On appeal, respondent contends (I) the standard of proof for civil commitment should have been proof beyond a reasonable doubt, or clear and convincing proof, and that under either of these standards, the evidence was insufficient to establish that she was a person in need of mental treatment; and (2) she was denied her…
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- People v. SansoneAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
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3Cited by55 opinions
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