Legal Opinion
People v. Nau
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 22, 1991No. 2-90-0093, 2-90-0682 consPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McLAREN
Respondent Ralph Nan (respondent) appeals from two orders of the circuit court of Kane County. The court first ordered respondent to be committed to the Department of Mental Health Facility in Elgin on an involuntary basis. In the consolidated case, the trial court ordered respondent’s continued commitment to the Elgin facility We reverse these orders.
Extensive background to these cases is contained in People v. Nau (1988), 167 Ill. App. 3d 338. We will provide only those facts necessary to decide these cases.
In August 1984, respondent was charged with the murder of his stepbrother, Dennis…
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