State v. Walker

Bridgewater, A.C.J.

Curtis Walker appeals the trial court’s imposition of a 90-day “less restrictive course of treatment” following the State’s petition for a 14-day involuntary detention due to his mental illness. We hold that the trial court properly ordered nursing home care or, alternatively, in-home care with his wife’s consent. We affirm.

Walker suffers from dementia. The State detained Walker on October 29, 1997, after his wife became unable to deal with him, and he threatened to kill her. The State filed a petition requesting that the court order a 14-day involuntary treatment detention…