Legal Opinion
People v. Burns
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 2004No. 95987 RelPublished
1Opinion of the Court 1
Docket No. 95987–Agenda 7–January 2004.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. ROBERT W. BURNS, Appellee.
Opinion filed April 15, 2004.
2Opinion of the Court · ThomasJustice Thomas
At issue in this case is whether a respondent filing an application for recovery under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (the SDPA) (725 ILCS 205/0.01 et seq. (West 2000)), is entitled to an independent psychiatric examination. The appellate court reversed the La Salle County circuit court’s order denying respondent’s motion for an independent psychiatric exam, holding that a respondent in a recovery proceeding has a due process right to such an…
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