Legal Opinion

People v. Dublin

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 23, 1978No. 77-166PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal principally poses the question whether the circuit court has authority to remand a defendant to the Department of Mental Health for further treatment when the defendant has been found unfit to stand trial but has been determined by the Department to be in no further need of mental treatment requiring hospitalization and has been administratively discharged. We conclude that the circuit court does possess such authority.

John Dublin, Jr., the defendant, was charged with the crimes of rape and indecent liberties with…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Gerald C. Bolton v. David W. Harris, Acting Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  3. Hill v. RelyeaIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
  4. People v. SciaraAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  5. State Ex Rel. Haskins v. County Court of DodgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Metropolitan Distributors, Inc. v. Illinois Department of LaborAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  2. Johnson v. BreljeDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
  3. State v. OlsonMontana Supreme Court · 1979
  4. State v. OlsonMontana Supreme Court · 1979

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