People v. Schaap

Respondent, Karen Schaap, appeals the order of the circuit court of Kane County finding her to be a person in need of involuntary psychotropic medication. She contends that the State failed to prove its case by clear and convincing evidence, that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction, and that she was denied the effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

Respondent, a recipient of mental health care at the Elgin Mental Health Center (EMHC), ceased taking her prescribed medication in July 1993. On October 3, 1994, Dr. Carole Rosanova, a psychiatrist at EMHC, petitioned the circuit court…