Tolley v. Commonwealth

SPAIN, Justice.

Michael Tolley seeks review of a decision of the Court of Appeals, affirming an order of the Jefferson Circuit Court entered on May 13, 1992, authorizing personnel of Central State Hospital (CSH) to forcibly medicate Tolley pursuant to a treatment plan previously submitted by the mental hospital. Having granted discretionary review, we now affirm.

The principal issue is whether the specific reference in KRS 202A.196(3) to “the district court” in outlining the procedure to be followed when a mental hospital seeks a determination as to the appropriateness of a treatment plan, was…