Legal Opinion

People v. King

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 28, 1986No. 4-86-0258PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Webber

The respondent, Otis Sonny King, who was born in 1937, has been a resident of various mental-health institutions since early adulthood. On October 15, 1985, he was found to be a person subject to involuntary admission and ordered hospitalized in the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (Department). Apparently as a result of the approaching expiration of the 180-day period for which the above order was valid (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 91V2, par. 3 — 813), a petition for the involuntary commitment of respondent for an additional period of time was filed in the circuit…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Eddy v. People ex rel. EddyIllinois Supreme Court · 1854
  2. People v. WhittenbergAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  3. People Ex Rel. Curtin v. HeizerIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
  4. People v. SatterleeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  5. People v. CollinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. People v. SplettIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
  2. People v. NauIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  3. In Re PriceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  4. People v. LongAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
  5. People v. SplettAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990

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