Legal Opinion
In Re The Detention Of L.K.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 1, 2020No. 53377-4PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Filed Washington State Court of Appeals Division Two September 1, 2020 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION II In the Matter of the Detention of No. 53377-4-II L.K. PUBLISHED OPINION WORSWICK, J. — Former RCW 71.05.215 (2018) establishes an involuntarily committed person’s right to refuse antipsychotic medication and requires that the State attempt to obtain such a person’s informed consent to treatment. The State is not relieved of this obligation merely because a physician believes an attempt to obtain informed consent would be futile. LK appeals a superior court…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Washington v. HarperSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- State v. J.P.Washington Supreme Court · 2003
- In Re Welfare of SegoWashington Supreme Court · 1973
- In Re the Detention of LaBelleWashington Supreme Court · 1986
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