Legal Opinion
In Re Detention of Varner
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided October 2, 2003No. 90151PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
After a trial proceeding in the circuit court of Lake County, a jury found Herbert Varner to be a sexually violent person under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (the Act) (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West 1998)). As a result, Varner was committed to the custody of the Department of Human Services for control, custody and treatment. The appellate court affirmed, rejecting Varner’s claims that the Act is unconstitutional and that he should not have been committed to institutional care. In re Detention of Varner, 315 Ill. App. 3d 626 (2000). We granted Varner’s petition for leave to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Kansas v. CraneSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- In Re the Care & Treatment of CraneSupreme Court of Kansas · 2000
- People v. MastersonIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Van Grinsven v. G.R.H.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2006
- In Re Detention of LiebermanAppellate Court of Illinois · 2007
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- Herbert J. Varner v. Tom Monohan, Director, Illinois Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
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