People v. Friberg

Respondent, Christopher Friberg, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Winnebago County finding him to be a person subject to involuntary admission under section 3 — 701(a) of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (Code) (405 ILCS 5/3— 701(a) (West 1992)), and hospitalizing him in the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (Department) (405 ILCS 5/3 — 700 (West 1992)). Respondent appeals, alleging the trial court’s order must be reversed because he was denied a verbatim, record of the proceedings. Alternatively, respondent alleges that the trial…