In re Henry B.

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2017 ME 72

Docket: Kno-16-308 Argued: March 2, 2017 Decided: April 20, 2017 Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, and HUMPHREY, JJ. IN RE HENRY B. JABAR, J. [¶1] Henry B. appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Knox County, Billings, J.), acting as an intermediate appellate court, affirming the District Court’s (Rockland, Sparaco, J.) order of involuntary commitment. Henry raises a novel question of law: whether individuals subject to involuntary commitment proceedings in Maine have the right to effective…