Legal Opinion

People v. Click

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 9, 1990No. 4-89-0671PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Spitz

Following a hearing, the circuit court of Macon County found respondent to be a person subject to involuntary admission because of his mental illness and the reasonable expectation that he would seriously harm himself or others in the near future. Respondent appeals the court’s order to involuntarily commit him to the Illinois Department of Mental Health and we reverse.

On August 17, 1989, a petition seeking the involuntary admission of respondent, Glenn R. Click, to an Illinois mental health facility by court order, was filed in the circuit court of Macon County. The petition, filed by…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Alsansa X. Caruth v. Thaddeus E. Pinkney, Warden, David Sandahl, Assistant Warden, and William O'sullivan, Assistant WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  3. In Re StephensonIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  4. People v. BrownAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  5. People v. DerraAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  3. Matter of PeronaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  4. In Re Jesse M.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2007
  5. People v. Evelyn S.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2003

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