Legal Opinion
In re Alfred P.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided June 17, 1985No. 84-543PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSouter, J.
On October 5, 1984, a petition was filed under RSA 185-B:28 seeking the respondent’s involuntary admission to New Hampshire Hospital. The petition alleged specific acts to demonstrate that the respondent’s “mental condition as a result of mental illness [was such] as to create a potentially serious likelihood of danger to himself or to others,” as required by RSA 135-B:28 and :26. The Merrimack County Probate Court (Cushing, J.) heard the petition on October 18, 1984. The State offered no evidence of specific acts other than those alleged, and the court dismissed the petition.
On October 24,…
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