Legal Opinion
K.W. v. Logansport State Hospital
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided January 25, 1996No. 49A02-9409-CV-575PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SULLIVAN, Judge.
K.W. appeals the trial court's decision continuing his regular commitment to Logans-port State Hospital.
K.W. contends that the court erred in continuing the commitment and that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at the recommitment hearing.
We affirm.
The facts most favorable to the trial court's judgment reveal that on December 15, 1983, Dr. Dennis Anderson petitioned the trial court to have K.W. committed to a mental institution. On December 27, 1983, the court ordered K.W. placed under regular civil commitment at Central State Hospital after finding that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Lawrence v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
- In Re the Mental Commitment of M.P.Indiana Supreme Court · 1987
- Wickliffe v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1988
- Jones v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by4 opinions
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