People v. Rovelstad

Respondent, Stanley Rovelstad, Jr., appeals two orders entered by the trial court pursuant to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (Code) (405 ILCS 5/1 — 100 et seq. (West 1994)). The first, entered on July 28, 1995, ordered him admitted involuntarily to St. Joseph’s Hospital (St. Joseph’s) for 30 days on the basis that he was mentally ill and unable to provide for his basic physical needs so as to guard himself from serious harm. See 405 ILCS 5/1 — 119(2) (West 1994). The second, entered on August 25, 1995, ordered the extension of his hospitalization for an additional 30…