Legal Opinion
In re the Commitment of Z.O.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided December 12, 1984PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
RICHARD S. COHEN, J.A.D.
These consolidated appeals challenge orders committing three persons to Trenton Psychiatric Hospital (“TPH”). They assert that all of the applications for commitment should have been dismissed because the ensuing judicial hearings were held after expiration of the maximum times for hearings set forth in R. 4:74-4 and N.J.S.A. 30:4-38. We affirm the orders of commitment.
Involuntary commitment to a mental hospital is state' action which deprives the subject of important liberty interests and, therefore, invokes significant due…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Matter of Commitment of AANew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1991
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- Matter of Application of ZoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1984