In re S.L.
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶1 S.L. appeals from an order of the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County, granting the State’s petition for the involuntary commitment of S.L. We affirm.
¶2 S.L. raises the following issues on appeal:
1. Whether the “deterioration standard” contained in § 53-21-126(l)(d), MCA, is unconstitutional.
2. Whether the District Court erroneously committed S.L. to the Montana State Hospital.
3. Whether §53-21-127(2), MCA, requires a separate dispositional hearing to he held upon the request of the Respondent.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶3 S.L. is a 42-year-old female who moved from the…
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