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People v. Downs

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 6, 2007No. 5-05-0696PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE WELCH

delivered the opinion of the court:

The Illinois Department of Corrections (the Department) appeals from ithe orders of the circuit court of Perry County directing the Department to pay the attorney fees and other litigation costs associated with the representation of indigent Troy Downs in proceedings under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (the Act) (725 ILCS 205/ 0.01 et seq. (West 2004)). The Act allows for the confinement, in the Department, of a person deemed to be suffering from a mental disorder, coupled with criminal propensities to the commission of sex…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. The People v. HairstonIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  2. People Ex Rel. Conn v. RandolphIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
  3. People Ex Rel. Klaeren v. Village of LisleIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
  4. People v. TrainorIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
  5. People Ex Rel. Manning v. NickersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. People v. MarkerIllinois Supreme Court · 2009
  2. People v. KastmanIllinois Supreme Court · 2022
  3. People v. CarterAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  4. Arellano v. Department of Human ServicesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  5. People v. SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 2014

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