In re Commitment of Smego

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Sexually Violent Persons
Citation
Case Number: 
2017 IL App (2d) 160335
Decision Date: 
Thursday, November 2, 2017
District: 
2d Dist.
Division/County: 
Lake Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
McLAREN

Respondent was adjudicated a sexually violent person in 2009. Court properly denied, without an evidentiary hearing, Respondent’s petition for conditional release. Although Respondent did complete some additional therapy, he was still in 2nd stage of a 5-stage program deemed necessary and appropriate. Court properly found that Respondent had not shown that it was no longer substantially probable that he would engage in acts of sexual violence were he released. (HUDSON and SPENCE, concurring.)