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People v. Williams

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 7, 1977No. 62293PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Linn

On March 6, 1975, the respondent, Willie Williams, was found mentally not fit to stand trial. He was remanded to county jail for transfer to the Department of Mental Health “as soon as possible.” At a subsequent hearing, he was found to be a person in need of mental treatment and he was ordered committed to the Manteno State Hospital. Respondent appeals from the order of commitment.

We affirm.

The issues for review are (1) whether the failure of the order of March 6, 1975, to conform in its entirety to section 5—2—2 of the Unified Code of Corrections (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par.…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Schmidt v. LessardSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Lessard v. SchmidtDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1972
  3. Lynch v. BaxleyDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1974
  4. The PEOPLE v. StansberryIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Lessard v. SchmidtDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1974

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. SplettIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
  2. In re T.E.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
  3. People v. WhittenbergAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  4. People v. KingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  5. People v. SplettAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990

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