Legal Opinion
In Re the Commitment of N.N.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 5, 1996PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court whs delivered by
HANDLER, J.
In this case, a fifteen-year-old girl was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital because of conduct problems including an assaultive episode with another youth. She initially entered a psychiatric hospital for a seven-day examination. The examining psychiatrist attributed her condition to a mood imbalance amounting to a type of mental illness, and recommended a continued commitment. The court reviewing her commitment found that she did not present a threat of danger to herself or to others.
The Court’s rule, under which the girl…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Vitek v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by37 opinions
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