People v. La Touche

PRESIDING JUSTICE INGLIS

delivered the opinion of the court:

David La Touche, respondent, appeals after the trial court ordered that he is a person subject to involuntary admission and that he be hospitalized with the Department of Mental Health. He appeals contending that (1) the trial court erred in ordering involuntary admission because the petition was not filed in accordance with section 3— 611 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (the Code) (405 ILCS 5/3-611 (West 1992)); (2) the State’s failure to follow the provisions of the Code deprived the trial court of…