Legal Opinion
In Re the Commitment of an Alleged Mentally Disordered Person
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided February 14, 1995No. CV-94-0026-PRPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZLAKET, Justice.
The question presented is whether examiners retained to evaluate the mental health of a person facing involuntary commitment may serve as witnesses “acquainted with the patient” under A.R.S. § 36-539(B). We hold that they cannot.
Petitioner was arrested for trespassing on April 2, 1992. He was transferred to the Coconino County jail, where he assaulted another inmate. When the nursing staff reported that petitioner was behaving in a suspicious and paranoid manner, jail personnel initiated involuntary commitment proceedings.
Four mental health professionals, three of whom…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wyatt v. WehmuellerArizona Supreme Court · 1991
- Sherrill v. Department of TransportationArizona Supreme Court · 1990
- In Re BurchettCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1975
- In Re the Commitment of an Alleged Mentally Disordered Person, Coconino County No. MH 1425Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1993
- In Re the Appeal in Gila County of Mental Health Case No. MH 92-020Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1993
3Cited by25 opinions
- In Re Maricopa County Superior Court Number MH 2001-001139Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2002
- In Re the Appeal in Maricopa County of Mental Health Case No. MH 94-00592Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1995
- In re MH 2007-001236Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2008
- In Re the Appeal in Coconino County Mental Health No. MH 95-0074Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1996
- In Re Pinal County Mental Health No. Mh-201000029Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2010
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