Court Opinion

ID: 9861179
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 23:48:22.122438+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T11:27:29.723424
License: Public Domain

INGLIS, J., specially concurring: I concur with the holding of the opinion filed in this case. I am also very disturbed with the recent trend of cases concerning involuntary admission at the Elgin Mental Health Center. I agree with Justice McLaren that something must be done to protect the public from the release of potentially dangerous persons, without first receiving the necessary treatment, due to the State’s failure to comply with statutory requirements. I also note that I agree with Justice Reinhard’s dissent in In re Splett (1990), 194 Ill. App. 3d 391, 394 (Reinhard, J., dissenting), appeal allowed (1990), 132 Ill. 2d 553. Although I agree with the dissent, I will follow the majority opinion in Splett pursuant to stare decisis et non quieta movere, at least until the supreme court decides the case. I do so in order to avoid further confusion in this difficult area.