People v. Taylor

ROVIRA, Justice.

This is an appeal from the district court’s dismissal of the proceeding to confirm the certification of the respondent, Donna Taylor, for short-term treatment at the Colorado State Hospital, pursuant to section 27-10-107, C.R.S.1973. In response to a motion filed by respondent, the trial court ruled that the Colorado statutes providing for an individual’s involuntary psychiatric treatment in a confined institutional setting are unconstitutional, that due process entitles the respondent to the constitutional privilege against self-incrimination, 1 and that, under the…