Legal Opinion
Conservatorship of Chambers
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 29, 1977No. Docket Nos. 39978, 16233PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TAYLOR, P. J.
In No. 39978, Brad Chambers (hereafter Chambers) appeals from an order granting the petition for appointment of a conservator, on the ground that he is gravely disabled as a result of a mental disorder, pursuant to the provisions of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (hereafter LPS);1 in Criminal No. 16233, Chambers seeks2 a writ of habeas corpus in this court to obtain release from his allegedly unlawful confinement. In both of these consolidated proceedings, the major contentions are that: I) the statutory definition of “gravely disabled,” absent a finding of dangerousness…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- In Re TahlCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by28 opinions
- San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. John L.California Supreme Court · 2010
- San Diego Department of Social Services v. MooreCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- People v. KarrikerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
- San Diego County Department of Social Services v. WalkerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
- Kings County Human Services Agency v. Mary K.California Court of Appeal · 1991
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