In Re Committment of Hernandez

Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Freeman, Gar-man, Karmeier, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion.

Justice Burke took no part in the decision.

OPINION

At issue is whether the appellate court had jurisdiction over the State’s appeal in a sexually violent persons case when the State filed its notice of appeal after the circuit court of Boone County approved respondent for conditional release but before the court approved a conditional release plan. This appeal was rendered moot when respondent violated the terms of his conditional release plan and was returned to the custody of the…