Legal Opinion
State v. Brosseau
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 1, 1983No. 82-064; No. 82-277; No. 82-365; No. 82-465PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, C.J.
(with whom Brock, J., concurs). Chapter 556 of the New Hampshire Laws of 1973 (codified at RSA chapter 135-B) was enacted, in part, to guarantee every civilly committed mentally ill patient “a right to adequate and humane treatment.” RSA 135-B:43. In 1975, the New Hampshire Legislature extended this right to “[e]very developmentally impaired client” treated by the New Hampshire Division of Mental Health. RSA 171-A:13 (Supp. 1981). Our inquiry in the present appeals is limited to two questions: (1) Did the legislature in enacting RSA 135-B:43 and RSA 171-A:13 (Supp. 1981) impliedly waive…
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