Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Sexually Dangerous Persons Act
Respondent was, in 2002, committed pursuant to Sexually Dangerous Persons "(SDP) Act, and filed application for discharge in 2012. Court abused its discretion in denying Respondent's motion in limine, in its entirety, seeking to exclude testimony of 4 witnesses about details of Respondent's underlying convictions and an uncharged incident considered by expert witnesses in reaching their opinions. Court did not err in refusing several of Respondent's proposed jury instructions which would have given jury definitions of various terms not defined under SDP Act. (WELCH and CATES, concurring.)