Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Noot
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 25, 1982No. 81-460, 81-696PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMDAHL, Chief Justice.
These cases, consolidated for appeal, raise important issues of first impression concerning the Minnesota Hospitalization and Commitment Act, Minn.Stat. §§ 253A.01-.21 (1980). Petitioners 1 appeal from decisions entered by three-judge appeal panels affecting their commitment status.
Petitioner William Johnson was committed to the Minnesota Security Hospital as mentally ill and dangerous by the Dakota County Probate Court on January 30, 1975. In 1976, while on provisional discharge, Johnson was convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced to 5 years at Stillwater…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Pearson v. Probate CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
- Don Kral Incorporated v. LindstromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
- Lausche v. Commissioner of Public WelfareSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
3Cited by25 opinions
- Matter of LinehanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
- In Re the Alleged Psychopathic Personality of JoelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Matter of KnopsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1995
- Enebak v. NootSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- In Re MollCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
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