Legal Opinion
San Joaquin County Public Conservator v. Joel E.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 31, 2005No. C046017PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BUTZ, J.
In this case, we resolve the question of whether a prospective conservatee has the right to represent himself in proceedings to appoint a conservator. In so doing, we touch upon the greater issue of what rights must be afforded a proposed conservatee in civil commitment proceedings.
The San Joaquin County Public Conservator (the public conservator) filed a petition to appoint a conservator for objector Joel E. (Joel). Following a court hearing at which Joel was adjudged gravely disabled, he requested a jury trial on the conservatorship petition. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5350,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- People v. WendeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Conservatorship of David L.California Court of Appeal · 2008
- People v. FraserCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
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