In re Atul R.

              No. 4-07-0703 Filed 6/13/08
IN THE APPELLATE COURT
OF ILLINOIS
FOURTH DISTRICT
In re: Atul R., a Person Found Subject
to Involuntary Treatment,
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Petitioner-Appellee,
v.
ATUL R.,
Respondent-Appellant.
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Appeal from
Circuit Court of
Sangamon County
No. O7MH501
Honorable
George H. Ray,
Judge Presiding.
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JUSTICE McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a July 2007 hearing, the trial court found
respondent, Atul R., subject to involuntary treatment (405 ILCS
5/2-107.1 (West 2006)).
Respondent appeals, arguing that (1) the State failed
to prove by clear and convincing evidence that he was subject to
involuntary treatment, and (2) the trial court's order authoriz-ing
involuntary treatment failed to comply with the Mental Health
and Developmental Disabilities Code (Code) (405 ILCS 5/2-107.1(a-
5)(1) (West 2006)) because his criminal defense attorney was not
notified of the petition. Because we agree with respondent's
second argument, we reverse.
Respondent was found unfit to stand trial on a charge
not specified in the record. He was admitted to the McFarland
Mental Health Center (MMHC). In July 2007, Sreehari Patibandla,
respondent's psychiatrist at MMHC, filed a petition seeking to
involuntarily administer treatment to respondent. The petition