People Ex Rel. Craine v. Boyd

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN,

dissenting:

The application of the mootness doctrine to this case and the majority’s refusal to remand the cause to the trial court with directions to dismiss the complaint reaches an unconscionable result — the defendant is bound by a finding that he was in need of mental treatment and has no possible means of reviewing that finding.

I do not believe the majority correctly applies the standard enunciated in In re Sciara, 21 Ill. App. 3d 889, 316 N.E.2d 153. While it is true that that court created a case-by-case approach in the application of the collateral…