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MATTER OF BRAZELTON

No. 4-92-0659.

615 N.E.2d 406 (1993)

245 Ill. App.3d 1028

185 Ill.Dec. 847

In the Matter of Pat BRAZELTON, Asserted to be a Person Subject to Administration of Psychotropic Medication, (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Pat Brazelton, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided June 10, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Lower, Director, Jeff M. Plesko, Managing Atty. Legal Advocacy Service, Guardianship & Advocacy Com'n (argued by Jeff M. Plesko), Anna, for respondent-appellant.

Lawrence R. Fichter, State's Atty., Decatur, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Denise M. Ambrose, Senior Staff Atty. (argued by Denise M. Ambrose), Springfield, for petitioner-appellee.

Justice GREEN delivered the opinion of the court:

This case concerns the operation of section 2-107.1 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (Code) (Ill. Rev.Stat.1991, ch. 91½, par. 2-107.1), which provides for procedures whereby a court order may be obtained for the administration of psychotropic medication to a person for that person's benefit but against his or her will. The circuit court here entered such an order. One of the issues raised...

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