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MATTER OF LANTER

No. 4-91-0072.

576 N.E.2d 1219 (1991)

216 Ill. App.3d 972

160 Ill.Dec. 265

In the Matter of Dennis LANTER, Asserted to be a Person Subject to Involuntary Admission. (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Dennis Lanter, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

July 31, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Penelope S. Karnes, Staff Atty., Jeff M. Plesko, Managing Atty., Legal Advocacy Service, Guardianship & Advocacy Com'n, Carbondale, for respondent-appellant.

Lawrence R. Fichter, State's Atty., Decatur, Kenneth R. Boyle, Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director (Kevin T. McClain of counsel), Springfield, for petitioner-appellee.

Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent Daniel Lanter challenges the judgment of the circuit court of Macon County, which found him to be a person subject to involuntary admission under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (Code) (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 91½, pars. 3-600 through 3-611). Respondent argues the hearing on whether he should be involuntarily committed was not held within five days after the petition for involuntary...

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