Legal Opinion
In Re the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Stephen O.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided December 17, 2013No. 6857 S-13764PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STOWERS, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
Parents of a man who were concerned that he had suffered a possible psychotic break reported his behavior to a mental health clinician in Haines. The clinician obtained an ex parte order to take the man into custody and transport him to the hospital in Juneau for examination and treatment. Haines police took him into custody, but due to bad weather he remained in the Haines jail for six days before he was transported to Juneau for evaluation. After a contested hearing, the superior court found by clear and convincing evidence that the man was gravely…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Humphrey v. CadySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Guin v. HaAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- In Re the Detention of LaBelleWashington Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by15 opinions
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