Legal Opinion

People ex rel. R.K.L.

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided May 19, 2016No. Court of Appeals No. 16CA0299PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by JUDGE BERGER

¶ 1 Respondent, R.K.L., a/k/a A.J.J. (A.J.J.), appeals the probate court's orders upholding his certification and extended certification for short-term mental health treatment at Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan (CMHI-FL) and authorizing the involuntary administration of medication.

¶ 2 A.J.J. contends that the evidence is insufficient to support the court's orders. We agree with A.J.J. that the evidence does not support the court's orders authorizing involuntary administration of ten of the eleven requested antipsychotic medications, and we thus reverse…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. People v. TaylorSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  2. People v. MedinaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
  3. Goedecke v. State, Dept. of InstitutionsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  4. People v. PflugbeilColorado Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. People ex rel. StrodtmanColorado Court of Appeals · 2011

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