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People v. Williams

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 16, 1986No. 83-3086PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE LINN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, respondent, Herman Williams, was acquitted by reason of insanity of attempted murder and aggravated battery. Williams was ordered to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (DMHDD) on an inpatient basis for an evaluation to determine whether he was subject to involuntary admission to DMHDD pursuant to section 5 — 2—4(a) of the Unified Code of Corrections (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 1005 — 2—4(a)). After a hearing, Williams was found subject to involuntary admission and was remanded…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. In Re StephensonIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Dixon Ass'n for Retarded Citizens v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
  5. The PEOPLE v. DiazAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. People v. PalmerIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  2. People v. PastewskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
  3. People v. SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
  4. People v. JurisecIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
  5. People v. OwensAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994

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