Legal Opinion

Sisneros v. District Court ex rel. Tenth Judicial District

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided February 4, 1980No. 79SA567Published

1Opinion of the Court

ROVIRA, Justice.

This is an original proceeding under C.A.R. 21. The petitioner, Adrian Sisneros, seeks an order compelling the respondent district court to vacate its order affirming the certification of the petitioner for short-term treatment for mental illness. We issued a rule to show cause and now make the rule absolute.

Pursuant to section 27-10-107, C.R.S. 1973 (Vol. 11 & 1978 Supp.), a physician certified the petitioner for short-term treatment for mental illness. The petitioner requested a jury hearing (see sections 27-10-107(3) and 27-10-111, C.R.S.1973 (1978 Supp.)), which was held…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Goedecke v. State, Dept. of InstitutionsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  2. Barber v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1953
  3. Young v. BrofmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1959

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