Legal Opinion
J.P. v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 26, 2018No. 18-CT-404PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLeese, Associate Judge:
Appellant J.P. is a sixteen-year-old minor who was prosecuted as an adult for alleged traffic offenses but has been declared incompetent to stand trial. J.P. challenges the trial court's order requiring J.P. to undergo inpatient mental-health treatment during the pendency of the District of Columbia's petition to have J.P. civilly committed. J.P. argues that D.C. Code § 7-1231.14 (a) (2018 Repl.) precludes the trial court from ordering J.P. to undergo inpatient mental-health treatment absent consent from J.P.'s parent or guardian. This is an emergency appeal, and…
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