Legal Opinion
Maust v. Headley
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 26, 1992No. 90-2994PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we are asked to resolve whether a criminal defendant, found unfit to stand trial and remanded to the custody of the Illinois Department of Mental and Developmental Disabilities, has a protecti-ble liberty and/or property interest to being confined in the least restrictive mental health facility. For the following reasons, we hold that no such interest exists under current Illinois law.
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David Edward Maust was arrested and charged with murder. In June 1985, the Circuit Court of Cook County determined that Maust was unfit to stand trial and committed him to…
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