Legal Opinion

In re: STEPHEN WOLFE

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided July 18, 2017No. COA16-1217PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELMORE, Judge.

*417 Respondent Stephen Wolfe, an adult incompetent, appeals from an order concurring in his voluntary admission to a twenty-four hour (inpatient) psychiatric facility and ordering he remain admitted for further inpatient treatment. Wolfe contends the trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to enter its order because it never received his written and signed application for voluntary admission to the facility as statutorily required to initiate the postadmission review hearing from which its order arose. Because we hold the lack of a written and signed application for…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Quick v. QuickSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  2. In re T.R.P.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2006
  3. State v. FelmetSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  4. Hart v. Thomasville Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
  5. Burgess Ex Rel. Burgess v. GibbsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re P.S.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  2. In re R.Z.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2018

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