In re Detention of Lieberman

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act
Citation
Case Number: 
2017 IL App (1st) 160962
Decision Date: 
Thursday, June 1, 2017
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 4th Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
McBRIDE

Court denied Respondent's petition for discharge and granted State's motion for a finding that no probable cause existed to discharge him from commitment pursuant to Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Change in Respondent's diagnosis from paraphilia, not otherwise specified to "sexual sadism" did not violate his due process rights and was not barred by res judicata. Respondent failed to establish a plausible account that he is not longer a sexually violent person.(GORDON and REYES, concurring.)