People v. Read

Marvin Read appeals from the decision of the trial court ordering his admission to a facility for the developmentally disabled.

Marvin Read was admitted to Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center (Choate Center) on August 24, 1990, pursuant to a petition for judicial admission. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 91V2, par. 4 — 400 et seq.) The petition, cause No. 89 — MH—135, alleged that Read was reasonably expected to inflict serious physical harm upon himself or others in the near future. On August 30, 1990, the circuit court dismissed this petition because Read had not been examined by a…