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IN RE DETENTION OF WELSH

No. 2-08-0064.

913 N.E.2d 1109 (2009)

In re DETENTION OF Gary WELSH (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Gary Welsh, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

August 6, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Giesinger, Attorney At Law, Woodstock, IL, for Appellant.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, State of Illinois, Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor Gen., Michael M. Glick, Assistant Attorney Gen., Leah Myers Bendik, Assistant Attorney Gen., Chicago, IL, for Appellee.

Justice JORGENSEN delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1973, respondent, Gary Welsh, was convicted of murdering a three-year-old girl and was sentenced to 60 to 100 years' imprisonment. In December 2004, two days before respondent was scheduled to be released from prison, the State petitioned to adjudicate respondent a sexually violent person under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (Act) (725 ILCS 207/1 et seq. (West 2004)).1<...

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