Legal Opinion

In re S.L.W.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 25, 1997PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECK, Judge:

These consolidated matters require us to consider the technical requirements of the Mental Health Procedures Act, 50 P.S. § 7101, et seq. (“MHPA” or “the Act”), specifically its provisions regarding involuntary commitment and treatment.

While these two cases are unrelated, they share not only the same counsel but the same general complaint, namely, that the technical procedures mandated by the Act were not strictly adhered to and, as a result, the orders of commitment must be vacated and the records of commitment expunged.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In re S.O.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. In Re CondrySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. In re ChiumentoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. In re L.M.P.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. In Re HancockSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. In re R.D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. In re WoodsideSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. In RE: S.M. Appeal Of: S.M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  5. In the Interest of F.C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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