Legal Opinion

IN RE KAREN PERRY

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided January 12, 2017No. 15-FM-180PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

McLeese, Associate Judge:

In 2004, appellant Karen Perry was involuntarily committed to a residential facility under the Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities Act, D.C. Code § 7-1301 et seq. (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.), on the grounds that she had a moderate intellectual disability and needed assistance to develop necessary life skills. In 2012, the District of Columbia Department on Disability Services moved to have Ms. Perry’s involuntary commitment lifted, contending that Ms. Perry had only a mild intellectual disability and thus could no longer properly be involuntarily committed. Through…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Davis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. In Re Ty. B.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
  3. In Re J.J.Z.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. In re AmeyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
  5. Jackson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001

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3Cited by1 opinion

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