Legal Opinion
In re the Mental Health of K. K. B.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 15, 1980No. 51467PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice:
This appeal involves the right of a legally competent person involuntarily committed to a medical facility pursuant to 43A O.S. 1978 Supp. § 54.1, to refuse to consent to the administration of certain anti-psychotic drugs.
In July 1977, K.K.B., after a jury trial, was ordered admitted to Eastern State Hospital at Vinita, Oklahoma, as a person in need of treatment defined by statute. After her admission, K.K.B. refused to consent to the administration of anti-psychotic drugs by hospital personnel. In order to determine what course to follow, the superintendent of the hospital…
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