Guardianship of L.H.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
1Opinion of the CourtBerry, J.
This case involves two substituted judgment proceedings on petitions filed, following the precedent of Rogers v. Commissioner of the Dept. of Mental Health, 390 Mass. 489 (1983), and cases decided in its wake, in respect to the administration of antipsychotic medications to L.H. L.H. appeals from a decree and findings of the Probate and Family Court that she was not competent to make medical decisions and would benefit from a proposed treatment plan to use the antipsychotic drug Risperdal, and that she would consent to use of that drug were she competent. L.H. also appeals from the judge’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of HealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Rogers v. Commissioner of the Department of Mental HealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. MaharMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
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