Legal Opinion
In re D.C.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided April 27, 1995PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
KLEINER, J.A.D.
The two appeals we are called upon to review pose significant issues of first impression under the civil commitment statute, N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.1 to -27.23, and particularly the authority of the Attorney General to initiate and participate in involuntary civil commitment proceedings. Subsumed in this analysis is a secondary question, whether D.C.’s right to due process was violated by the action of the Attorney General.
For reasons more fully amplified in Part II, on January 7,1993, the office of the Attorney General filed a verified…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Alexander v. New Jersey Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1956
- In Re Applications for the Commitment of SlSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
- Wilentz v. HendricksonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1944
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Civil Commitment of G.A.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1998
- Matter of DcNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1995