Legal Opinion
In Re the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Jacob S.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided November 18, 2016No. 7133 S-15847/S-15868PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WINFREE, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
The respondent in involuntary commitment and medication proceedings appeals a number of issues related to findings that he was mentally ill and posed a risk of harm to others. The superior court ordered both 30- and 90-day commitments—the latter following a jury trial. The court also entered medication orders after finding the respondent unable to make mental health treatment decisions.
Primary among the issues the respondent raises are two legal questions. First, when a respondent requests a jury trial on a 90-day commitment petition, who—between the…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Humphrey v. CadySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Guin v. HaAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- Thorne v. Department of Public SafetyAlaska Supreme Court · 1989
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