IN RE SHAW

No. 4-86-0540.

153 Ill. App.3d 939 (1987)

506 N.E.2d 456

In re VICTOR SHAW, Asserted to be a person subject to Involuntary Admission (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Victor Shaw, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Rehearing denied April 30, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Plesko and Maureen M. McCord, both of Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, of Champaign (Michael B. McClure, of counsel), for appellant.

Jeffrey K. Davison, State's Attorney, of Decatur (Kenneth R. Boyle, Robert J. Biderman, and Rebecca L. White, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


Order affirmed.

JUSTICE LUND delivered the opinion of the court:

On July 9, 1986, the respondent, Victor Shaw, voluntarily admitted himself to the Adolph Meyer Zone Center (Adolph Meyer) in Decatur, Illinois. On July 25, 1986, he signed a written request for discharge. In response, Adolph Meyer filed a petition, accompanied by two certificates, for the involuntary admission of the respondent. Because that petition was not filed until August 1, 1986, or beyond...

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