Legal Opinion
Petition of Ackerman
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided September 24, 1980No. 3-379A60PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHIPMAN, Judge.
The State of Indiana appeals from an order of the Elkhart Superior Court which, in part, directed the Fort Wayne State Hospital and Training Center to implement a specific treatment or habilitation program on behalf of the appellee, Charles Hartman.
We affirm.
This case concerns the rights of an individual who has been involuntarily institutionalized by the State of Indiana. Specifically, it raises the question whether an involuntarily committed mentally retarded individual has a right to treatment, 1 and if so, what level of treatment is required. The case also questions the…
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