People v. Hancock

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Sexually Dangerous Persons
Citation
Case Number: 
2014 IL App (4th) 131069
Decision Date: 
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
District: 
4th Dist.
Division/County: 
Champaign Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
APPLETON
Jury entered verdict finding, by clear and convincing evidence, that Respondent, who had been in civil confinement as a sexually dangerous person for 12 years, was still a sexually dangerous person. Court instructed jury to presume that Respondent had recovered, and that this presumption was to prevail unless State proved by clear and convincing evidence that Respondent was still a sexually dangerous person. (KNECHT and HOLDER WHITE, concurring.)