Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Involuntary Medical Treatment
Appellate review of a petition seeking to administer involuntary electroconvulsive therapy due to a sudden, but persistent, severe decline in mental health. The trial court allowed the petition and the appellate court affirmed, finding that the trial court’s judgment was not against the manifest weight of the evidence and was supported by the testimony at the hearing conducted on the petition. (ODEN JOHNSON, concurring and MITCHELL, dissenting)