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IN RE RELIFORD

No. 77-691.

65 Ill. App.3d 177 (1978)

382 N.E.2d 72

In re WILLIE RELIFORD. — (THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Petitioner-Appellee, v. WILLIE RELIFORD, Respondent-Appellant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed September 20, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Order reversed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

The circuit court of Cook County found 17-year-old Willie Reliford mentally retarded and in need of hospitalization. He was committed to the facility recommended "as appropriate to his needs" by the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. In this appeal Reliford argues that his institutionalization, pursuant to portions of the Mental Health Code of 1967 (Ill...

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