Legal Opinion

People v. Ottinger

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 14, 2002No. 4-01-0904PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE McCULLOUGH

delivered the opinion of the court:

In these proceedings under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (Act) (725 ILCS 207/1 through 99 (West 2000)), defendant James Joseph Ottinger appeals from an order of the circuit court of McLean County dismissing his petition for conditional release and granting the State’s motion for a finding of no probable cause upon review of a report of reexamination done July 10, 2001. The issues on appeal are whether (1) the trial court erred in failing to appoint “neutral” or “independent” examiners, (2) the trial court improperly…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. ColemanIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
  2. In Re Detention of SamuelsonIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  3. People v. TrainorIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
  4. People v. HillIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
  5. People v. WilsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. People v. LawtonIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  2. People v. BotruffIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  3. In re Commitment of CurtnerAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012
  4. In Re Detention of CainAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  5. In Re Detention of HardinAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009

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