In re Vanessa K.

State: Illinois

Court: 3rd District Appellate

Docket No: 3-10-0545 Official Reports

Case Date: 08/17/2011

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Appellate Court

In re Vanessa K., 2011 IL App (3d) 100545

Appellate Court Caption

In re VANESSA K., Alleged to be Subject to Involuntary Medication (Vanessa K., Respondent-Appellant).

District & No.

Third District Docket No. 3-10-0545 August 17, 2011 September 26, 2011 The order for the involuntary administration of psychotropic medications to respondent was upheld on appeal over her contention that the State failed to comply with the statutory requirements that she be given written information about the risks and benefits of the proposed treatments.

Filed Rehearing denied Held
(Note: This syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.)

Decision Under Review

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Rock Island County, No. 10-MH-13; the Hon. Raymond J. Conklin, Judge, presiding.

Judgment

Affirmed.

Counsel on Appeal

Ann Krasuski, of Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, of Hines, Cynthia Z. Tracy, of Guardian & Advocacy Commission, of Peoria, and Veronique Baker, of Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, of Chicago, for appellant. Jeff Terronez, State's Attorney, of Rock Island (Terry A. Mertel and Richard T. Leonard, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Panel

JUSTICE O'BRIEN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Carter and Justice Wright concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

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