People v. Walters

Respondent Blanch (Bea) Walters appeals from an order of the circuit court of Peoria County for her involuntary admission and hospitalization in the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities for a period not to exceed 60 days. Respondent cites several procedural deficiencies in the petition for involuntary admission and supporting certificates, and contends that she was deprived of her right to counsel, that the trial court failed to consider treatment alternatives, and that the evidence admitted at her hearing failed to support an involuntary admission.

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