Legal Opinion
In Re MT
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 25, 2001No. 00-0886Published
1Opinion of the Court
625 N.W.2d 702 (2001)
In the Matter of M.T., Alleged to be Seriously Mentally Impaired,
M.T., Appellant.
No. 00-0886.
Supreme Court of Iowa.
April 25, 2001.
Mary L. McGee, Des Moines, for appellant.
Aaron Siebrecht, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee State.
Considered en banc.
TERNUS, Justice.
The appellant, M.T., was involuntarily committed after a court hearing at which he was not present. On appeal, he claims that his statutory and constitutional right to be present at the hearing was violated. At oral argument, M.T.'s attorney stated that respondent does not request a remand for another…
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