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· 6/24/2010

In Re Detention of Hardin

Citations

  • 932 N.E.2d 1016
  • 238 Ill. 2d 33
  • 342 Ill. Dec. 555
  • 2010 Ill. LEXIS 965

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that PNOS, nonconsent diagnosis satisfied mental disorder element at probable cause hearing under SVP Act
  • noting that the Wisconsin SVP statute is substantially similar to the Illinois SVP statute
  • adopting Wisconsin Supreme Court's evidentiary standard for probable cause proceedings under the Act
  • adopting Wisconsin Supreme Court’s evidentiary standard for probable cause proceedings under the Act
  • “trial court [improperly] weighed the conflicting evidence *** as well as delving extensively into the credibility” of the expert’s testimony
  • “Thus, the Act is not silent about the applicable appellate rules ***, but rather directs us to consider the applicable civil provisions.”

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Judges: Kilbride

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