Legal Opinion
Matter of McPherson
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided October 29, 1991No. C1-91-1105Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIES, Judge.
The trial court committed appellant as a mentally retarded person to the Cambridge Regional Treatment Center. Susan McPherson appeals. We affirm.
FACTS
Appellant is mildly retarded and suffers from Prader Willi syndrome, a disorder which is characterized by uncontrolled appetite leading to extreme obesity. She has spent most of her life at foster home placements, and has resided at the Cambridge Regional Treatment Center since October 1988.
An earlier petition to commit appellant to Cambridge was heard in June 1990. In August 1990 the court denied the petition on the ground…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Turner v. Alpha Phi Sorority HouseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Ellis v. Minneapolis Commission on Civil RightsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Matter of HarhutSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- State v. DeSchepperSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- Matter of WicksCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985
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