Legal Opinion

Matter of Detention of As

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided May 18, 1998No. 40372-9-I, 40373-7-I, 40560-8-IPublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEllington, J.

— A.S., E.L., and C.M. appeal from respective orders detaining them for up to 14 days of involuntary treatment. A.S. and E.L. contend the petitions filed in their cases were defective and should have been dismissed because they were not cosigned by a physician. All three appellants argue that the social worker who testified at each of their probable cause hearings was not qualified to render an expert opinion concerning their respective psychiatric conditions and that the trial court erred in admitting his testimony. E.L. and C.M. also assert that the trial court’s factual findings that E.L.…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. In Re the Detention of LaBelleWashington Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Sorenson v. City of BellinghamWashington Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Holland v. Boeing CompanyWashington Supreme Court · 1978
  4. In Re the Detention SwansonWashington Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Dunner v. McLaughlinWashington Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. In Re Detention of AsWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  2. State v. A.S.Washington Supreme Court · 1999
  3. In re the Detention of H.N.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2015
  4. In Re T.c.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2019
  5. In Re Detention of TAH-L.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2004

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