Legal Opinion

Interest of G.A.S.

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided June 30, 2016No. 20160212PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] G.A.S. appealed á district court order authorizing involuntary treatment with prescribed medication. We conclude the district court did not violate G.A.S.’s statutory rights by accepting testimony from one. of G.A.S.’s treating psychiatrists, and the court’s factual findings are supported by the evidence. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] On May 12, 2016, G.A.S.’s mother petitioned for involuntary commitment at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck after hospital personnel became concerned about G.A.S.’s health because he refused psychiatric medication. G.A.S. waived a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Pryatel v. M.M.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Pryatel v. P.B.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2005

3Cited by4 opinions

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  4. Interest of F.M.G.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2017

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