In Re Detention of Powell

The respondent, Harold Powell, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying his motion to dismiss the State’s petition to commit him as a sexually violent person.

On September 25, 2000, the State filed a petition to commit the respondent as a sexually violent person pursuant to section 15 of the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (the Act) (725 ILCS 207/15 (West 2000)). The respondent filed a motion to dismiss the petition as untimely, alleging that the petition was filed more than 90 days prior to his entry into mandatory supervised release (MSR) or was not filed…