In re Commitment of Butler

Respondent, who has been committed to institutional care as a sexually violent person under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act since 2008, appealed from orders entered by the trial court denying his motion to appoint a psychologist as his expert and finding no probable cause to believe that respondent is no longer a sexually violent person. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the trial court did not err where the respondent did not establish that the appointment of the expert was crucial to his defense and where respondent had not established that had made sufficient progress toward rehabilitation under the Act. (LAMPKIN and ROCHFORD, concurring)