Legal Opinion
Frank v. Carol K.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 5, 2010No. C061006PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RAYE, Acting P. J.
Once again, we confront a familiar and moral/legal dilemma that the Legislature has attempted to resolve: when should the state intervene to care for the nondangerous mentally ill? This dilemma pits our belief in individual liberties against our desire to protect the helpless, incapacitated individual in need of immediate assistance.
Here, a jury found defendant, 62-year-old Carol K., gravely disabled beyond a reasonable doubt. The court appointed the public guardian to act as Carol’s conservator under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS Act; Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5000…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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