Legal Opinion
In Re Lanier
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 13, 2006No. 04-FM-726PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Associate Judge:
Evelyn Lanier appeals from an order committing her to the Department of Mental Health Services following a jury trial in May of 2004. She contends that the trial court erred by committing her involuntarily while she was receiving voluntary treatment and by committing her as an inpatient although the District of Columbia Commission on Mental Health (Commission) recommended outpatient treatment. We reject both of appellant’s arguments and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
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Appellant has suffered from mental illness for many years and her long history of…
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