Legal Opinion
In Re Detention of Erbe
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 13, 2003No. 4-02-0764PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Steigmann
Following a June 2002 bench trial, the trial court found defendant, John M. Erbe, to be a sexually violent person under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (Act) (725 ILCS 207/1 through 99 (West 2000)). Following an August 2002 dispositional hearing, the court ordered him committed to the Department of Human Services (DHS) for institutional care in a secure facility.
Defendant appeals, arguing that (1) he received ineffective assistance of counsel when his initial appointed counsel (a) failed to challenge personal jurisdiction, and (b) moved to continue the probable-cause hearing; (2)…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- People v. ColemanIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
- State v. RussellWashington Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by25 opinions
- In Re Commitment of SimonsIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
- In Re Detention of LiebermanAppellate Court of Illinois · 2007
- Commonwealth v. DenglerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- In re Commitment of DodgeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
- In Re Detention of HardinAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
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