Appellate Court of Illinois· 12/6/2000

People v. Bailey

Citations

740 N.E.2d 1146
317 Ill. App. 3d 1072
251 Ill. Dec. 575
2000 Ill. App. LEXIS 943

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stating the statutory language in Wisconsin’s SVP statute is identical to the language in the Illinois statute and finding the analysis in the Wisconsin case law persuasive
finding a sexually violent predator proceeding is civil, not criminal and does not subject respondent to greater punishment, therefore it does not violate the plea agreement
stating the statutory language in Wisconsin’s SVP statute is identical to the language in the Illinois statute and finding the analysis in the Wisconsin case law persuasive
defining “substantially probable” to mean “much more likely than not” (internal quotation marks omitted)
dictionary definitions may be used to find meaning of words for purposes of statutory construction
“[A] court may look to dictionary definitions to derive the plain and ordinary meaning without rendering the term ambiguous.”

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Judges: Burke

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